January 7, 2018 | Epiphany Star Gifts | Anne Ellis
December 31, 2017 | Luke 2:22-40 | Carla Wilks
New Year’s Revelations Dec 31, 2017 Luke 2: 22-40 -Carla Wilks We will begin this time of review and reflection going through a few steps as we take some time to give thanks for this year and move ahead to next year. During each step, a few questions […]
November 19, 2017 | Matthew 25:31-45 | Carla Wilks
Over the past few months you’ve been experiencing the exodus here. Moses led his people from slavery in Egypt through the wilderness to the promised land. Today we are observing Christ the King Sunday, the last Sunday in our Christian Year. So today, on the last day of the Christian year, we hear about the […]
Remembering To Give Thanks
October 8, 2017 | Deuteronomy 8: 7-14 a) | Reverend Nancy Talbot Writer Anne Lamott says that for her, most of the time, gratitude is the rush of relief that comes when she realizes she has dodged a bullet. Most of us can […]
Who’s Telling Our Story?
October 1, 2017 | Exodus 5 | Frances Kitson I used to work in construction. I was a struggling actor in need of a day job, and I found myself doing first aid and then safety in the construction industry. Last year, when I started […]
When Bushes Burn and Angels Appear
September 24, 2017 | Exodus 2 | Rev. Nancy Talbot Last week we started a 10 week series on the story of the Exodus, one of the foundational narratives for people of both the Jewish and Christian faiths found in the […]
Call the Midwife
September 17, 2017 | Exodus 1: 8-2:10 | Rev. Nancy Talbot Today we begin our series on the story of the Exodus, one of the foundational narratives in both the Jewish and Christian traditions. The next several Sundays will take us all the way from […]
Intended for Good
August 27, 2017 | Genesis 50: 15 – 21 | Rev. Nancy Talbot The last two Sundays we’ve been looking at the story of Joseph and his brothers. We’ve talked about how even a bit of favoritism, boasting or jealously can lead to […]
Preserving Life
August 20, 2017 | Genesis 45: 1-15 | Rev. Nancy Talbot Yesterday a rally planned at Vancouver City Hall. It was organized by a group called the Cultural Action Party whose platform includes anti-immigration and specifically anti-Muslim policies all in the name of preserving “traditional Canadian values.” Early in the week, awareness of the gathering […]
Breaking the Chain
August 13, 2017 | Genesis 37: 1-28 | Rev. Nancy Talbot This summer I’ve been watching the series “13 Reasons Why” on Netflix. It’s a drama about a high school student named Hannah Baker who records a box of cassette tapes detailing the thirteen reasons why […]