by Carley Friesen | Dec 6, 2015 | News
Luke 1:5-25 God’s story of interacting with humans is peppered with interruptions. Lots of them! Just think about it for a moment – from the serpent interrupting Eve in her daily food gathering, to Joseph being sold as a slave, to Moses surprised by a burning...
by Carley Friesen | Nov 22, 2015 | News
Luke 15:11-32; Romans 8:31-39 Astronomers tell us that in a little less than eight billion years the sun will become a giant red ball of fire which incinerates the earth. Other scenarios are proposed which would end life on this planet much sooner – anything...
by Carley Friesen | Nov 15, 2015 | News
Revelation 1:9-19; 21:1-8; 22:1-5 Today we continue with what the Bible teaches about last things. During times of crisis, we yearn to know, “why is this happening to me?” We become discouraged and wonder, “is any of this worth it?” The people of the Bible knew these...
by Carley Friesen | Nov 8, 2015 | News
Psalm 139:1-12; Philippians 1:20-30 We humans tend to cling very tightly to life. But today, we look at the end of life, particularly through the perspective of Paul. The story is told of an old man, lying in the bed in the back bedroom, surrounded by his wife,...
by Carley Friesen | Nov 1, 2015 | News
Isaiah 43:1-3; Romans 6:3-4; 8:38-39 In the 1930’s in north America’s great plains, our bread basket, many a farm family saw its dreams blow away on the wind. The farm implements, household goods, even the house and the land went up for auction, one farm at a...
by Carley Friesen | Oct 25, 2015 | News
Mark 10:35-45, 13-16 As we all know, we are in a political season. The ways of politics spurred a conversation recently about the use of power. What can we do to stop the violence of our society, the injustice, the inequality? We feel powerless to do anything....
