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  • Monday check-in (on a Tuesday): Happy Halloween

    Hope you have a great week and a fantastic Halloween. Don’t forget to check out our Halloween workbook on our Publications page. Full workbook free until Halloween night, then it can be purchased by contacting me through this website.

  • Sunday Reflection – Sunday, October 26, 2025

    Meaningless comparisons Luke 18 9 Jesus told a story to some people who thought they were better than others and who looked down on everyone else: 10 Two men went into the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood over by himself and prayed, “God, I thank you that I am…

  • Kids Korner: Humble before God (October 26th)

    Read Luke 18:9-14 with your family. From the very beginning of the Gospel of Luke we had words around the important being brought down and the humble being raised up. Those words are found in Mary’s song, which we call the Magnificat. This story is another example of how Jesus was showing us how empty…

  • What does it mean to be a ‘progressive’ Christian?

    For the longest time it seemed Christians throughout the western world were lumped into two categories: conservatives and liberals. Both were valuable and held each other in tension. The conservatives kept tradition alive and valued our shared history while the liberals kept pushing for growth and change, towards inclusivity and diversity, and social justice for…

  • Sunday Reflection – Sunday, October 19, 2025

    Giving thanks Luke 18 Jesus told his disciples a story about how they should keep on praying and never give up: 2 In a town there was once a judge who didn’t fear God or care about people. 3 In that same town there was a widow who kept going to the judge and saying, “Make sure that…

  • Kids Korner: Not giving up (October 19th)

    Read Luke 18:1-8 with your family. Isn’t this interesting that Jesus says this is a parable about prayer, but then he tells the story of getting justice by continuing to push against injustice. We often hear “ask God what you want and you will get it” without adults realizing that that is also what we…

  • Want to read the Bible? Start with Luke.

    We’ve all seen them, even those who are not interested in reading the Bible… those “Read the Bible in a Year” web lists and apps. I tried following one list once, and I could not get through it. And this was after I had one Master degree in Christianity (my Master of Divinity) under my…

  • Monday check-in: Thanksgiving in Canada

    Wishing all in Canada a wonderful Thanksgiving, and all of you throughout the world a wonderful day.

  • Sunday Reflection – Thanksgiving Sunday, October 12, 2025

    Giving thanks Luke 17 11 On his way to Jerusalem, Jesus went along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he was going into a village, ten men with leprosy came toward him. They stood at a distance 13 and shouted, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” 14  Jesus looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” On…

  • Kids Korner: Saying ‘Thank you’ (October 12th)

    Read Luke 17:11-19 with your family. This is the story of ten people being made healthy, but only one of the ten returning to tell Jesus “thank you”. Are we supposed to believe only one of them was grateful to Jesus for making them well? I do not think so. But I do think only…