When did Christianity become a Religion?
It sounds like a simple question. Was it with Jesus? Pentecost? Paul? Constantine? But before we can answer it, there is another question hiding underneath: What do we mean by religion? I am looking at this through a Christian lens. Christianity is the tradition I know from the inside, and it has shaped the language…
Sunday Reflection – September 27, 2026
. From 2020 Changing Our Minds Matthew 21 23 Jesus had gone into the temple and was teaching when the chief priests and the leaders of the people came up to him. They asked, “What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?” 24 Jesus answered, “I have just one question to ask…
Kids Korner: Changing our minds (September 27th)
Read Matthew 21:23-32 with your family. Jesus tells a story about a father who asks his two sons to go and work in the vineyard. The first son says, “No, I won’t!” But later he changes his mind and goes to work. The second son says, “Yes, I’ll go!” – but he never does. Jesus…
Who decided children should sit still?
Watch a group of children when nobody has told them what to do with their bodies. They sprawl. They squat. They climb onto things. They sit sideways, upside down, cross-legged and occasionally on top of each other. They move while they talk and talk while they move. Then we send them to school, church, concerts…
Sunday Reflection – September 20, 2026
. From 2020 Generosity Matthew 20 As Jesus was telling what the kingdom of heaven would be like, he said: Early one morning a man went out to hire some workers for his vineyard. 2 After he had agreed to pay them the usual amount for a day’s work, he sent them off to his vineyard. 3 About nine…
Kids Korner: Working in God’s vineyard (September 20th)
Read Matthew 20:1-16 with your family. Jesus told a story about a man who owned a vineyard. Early one morning, the man went out and hired some workers. A few hours later, he hired some more. He kept going back throughout the day, even hiring people when there was only a little time left to…
Why do we say grace?
Thanksgiving is coming, which means that sometime in the next few weeks, people all over Canada will gather around tables loaded with turkey, potatoes, stuffing, vegetables, pies and all the other foods that somehow became essential to the occasion. And then, just as everyone is ready to eat, somebody will say, “Wait – we need…
Repost: Navigating a Toxic World
Life is a little crazy right now. Please enjoy this repost of an episode from last September. We’ll be back next month with a new episode. In this episode, Debb and Deb talk about the trials of dealing with toxicity in the world – especially when it comes from those who are supposed to love…
Sunday Reflection – September 13, 2026
. From 2023 Forgiveness Matthew 18 21 Peter came up to the Lord and asked, “How many times should I forgive someone who does something wrong to me? Is seven times enough?” 22 Jesus answered: Not just 7 times, but 77 times! 23 This story will show you what the kingdom of heaven is like: One day a king decided to…
Kids Korner: Forgiving others (September 13th)
Read Matthew 18:21-35 with your family. Have you ever noticed how often the number seven appears in the Bible? There are seven days in the week, and the seventh day is the Sabbath. In the Hebrew Scriptures, seven often represents something that is whole, complete, or finished. It was an important number in the way Jewish people talked…
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