The Stories behind the Carols
Carol – the First Noel The popular Christmas Carol, The First Noël, is believed to date from the 13th or 14th century, a [...]
Called To a Renewed Purpose
Isaiah 49: 1-7, Psalm 40, John 1: 29-42 It is interesting that during a time of adversity and conflict that [...]
Remembering That You Are Loved
Isaiah 42:1-9 ,Psalm 29, Matthew 3: 13-17 We have been worrying a lot about water these days in the middle [...]
Trusting in the Starlight
Ephesians 3: 1-12, Psalm 72, Mt 2: 1-12 We think that we know this birth narrative story very well, along [...]
God’s Gift to Us
Christmas Eve Meditation It is interesting to me how so much of Christmas has become about the gifts, which comes [...]
Joseph Makes a Tough Decision
Isaiah 7: 10-16, Psalm 80, Matthew 1:18-25 We all know that our names carry a lot of meaning, pointing towards [...]
Taking Our Part in Changing the World
Isaiah 11: 1-10, Psalm 72, Matthew 3: 1-12 In the Advent season we open our hearts again to the prophets [...]
Capturing Isaish’s Vision
Advent 1, Isaiah 2: 1-5, Matthew 24: 36-44 Today we begin our season of Advent, the season of waiting, longing [...]
Let Us Build a House
Philippians 1:3-11 Psalm 98, VU 818, Refrain 1 Luke 6:39-49 Let’s play a game. Can you guess when this was [...]
Hope for Rebuilding
Haggai 1:15b-2:9, 2 Thessalonians 2: 1-5, 13-17 There couldn’t be a message more timely than this speech from Haggai who [...]