Monthly Archives: November 2020

Texts: a poem inspired by Mark 13:24-25 by Rev. Steve Garnass-Holmes * Luke 1:5-17 (the birth of John the Baptist foretold) Video of complete service What does Hope look like this Advent? Perhaps you’re like me, and a lot of … Continue reading →

Text: Matthew 25:35-45 (“when did we serve you, Lord?”) Video of complete service A few years ago when my dentist was installing a dental crown, I asked her if dentists thought of the hymn “Crown Him with Many Crowns” as … Continue reading →

Texts: The Gospel of Thomas 28 (“blind in their hearts”); 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 (“children of light”) Video of the complete service On January 5, I called my Sunday reflection “Vision 2020.” On the first Sunday of the year, I discussed … Continue reading →

Text: Matthew 5:43-44 (“love your enemies”) Video of the complete service Jesus says we should love our enemies. So, I suppose this means I should love the U.S. President. As you may have noticed over the last four years, I’m … Continue reading →

Text: Hebrews 11:1-2, 12:1-3 (“a great cloud of witnesses”) The photo on the slide behind me is of my grandfather, Mackenzie Rutherford, at age 61 years. It was published in a Belleville Ontario newspaper in 1951 the day after he … Continue reading →