by Carley Friesen | Feb 19, 2018 | News
Luke 4:1-13 An aging Hindu master grew tired of his apprentice complaining, and so, one morning, sent him for some salt. When the apprentice returned, the master instructed the unhappy young man to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and then to drink it....
by Carley Friesen | Feb 11, 2018 | News
Mark 9:2-9 First year’s get their copy of A Beginner’s Guide to Transfiguration, by Emeric Switch, at Flourish and Blotts, before they ever enter Hogwarts to study magic. Hermione Granger is overheard in her enthusiasm, “I do hope they start right away,...
by Carley Friesen | Jan 28, 2018 | News
Exodus 3-4 Moses was out on a desert saunter one day, wandering with Jethro’s sheep. Moses was leading them to the west side of the desert, to the higher elevations. So, it is quite likely that this is summer time and he is seeking cooler climes for the sheep. Horeb...
by Carley Friesen | Jan 21, 2018 | News
Jonah 3:1-5, 10 When I think of an epiphany, I think of light, glory, clarity, exhilaration, joy, running to find someone with whom to share the news! But epiphanies are not always like this. Sometimes they come in the midst of chaos and despair, in the darkest moment...
by Carley Friesen | Jan 14, 2018 | News
1 Samuel 3:1-10 These were dark days for the children of Israel. Yes, they had come to live in the promised land. Each tribe had taken a particular territory to inhabit, to fill, to possess. They had accepted Joshua’s challenge to give up the gods of Egypt, and to...
