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For the third Sunday in Advent, Rev. Cari juggled Isaiah 35:1-10 with Mary’s song (set in narrative at Luke 1:39-55). The common thread is the reality of the “wilderness” a space of barrenness that reeks of danger and death… a space that is recognizable to us in these late days. But, says Isaiah, sings Mary,…
On the second Sunday of Advent, we typically meet John the Baptist… and this year is no exception. Rev. Cari preached this week on Matthew 3:1-12, a text that introduces John and his baptism of repentance as a “prelude” to Jesus. She focussed on that message of “repentance” – metanoia in the Greek – which means…
For the first Sunday in Advent Rev. Cari preached on Matthew 24:36-44, a text from the “little apocalypse” of Matthew’s Gospel. It’s full of vaguely threatening imagery, heralding the “day” or return of the Promised One, and we are asked to wake up, and stay awake. Why do we get this kind of material in…
This morning’s sermon focussed on power… but not the kind of power that we’re used to, the power to dominate and control. The text was Luke 23:33-43, the story of the crucifixion of Jesus, and this power – the power to serve and save – was on full display. Rev. Cari chose to begin the…
This Sunday was Children’s Sabbath at Crossroads United Church. Rev. Anita prepared with the children, youth and young adults of the congregation to lead the worship service in its entirety, including serving communion to the congregation. But the “sermon” was a Godly Play story, presented by Rev. Cari. If you listen to this file, you…
Today, for our Season of Stewardship Commitment Sunday, Rev. Cari preached on Luke 20:45 – 21:7. This was an interesting combination of words from Jesus: first, about the hypocrisy of the religious leaders of his day; second, about the vulnerability of the faithful to the corruption of the Temple system; and finally, about how it…
For the third Sunday in our Stewardship season, Major the Rev. Jim Short preached on Luke 19:1-10, which is the story of Zacchaeus. After referencing last week’s sermon (and the quote from Fr. Richard Rohr about merit) Jim leads us through the text, weaving his way with quotes from Sunday School era songs of his…
Today Rev. Cari picked up from Luke’s Gospel right where she left off last Sunday. The text was another parable, that of the Pharisee & tax collector, at Luke 18:9-16. The thing about parables is that they tend to shake us up a bit… so Rev. Cari told a story on herself, to begin this…
Rev. Cari preached, for the first Sunday in our Stewardship season, on Luke 18:1-8. This is a story that is not (at first glance) really about stewardship. In fact it seems to be about a lot of thing: persisting in prayer, not losing heart, persisting in seeking after justice, and even, by the end, persisting…
For Thanksgiving Sunday, Rev. Cari preached on the story in Luke 17:11-19 about Jesus’ encounter with 10 “lepers.” She framed the story itself thanks to Anne Lamott, whose book Help, Thanks, Wow! describes three essential ways we humans approach God. Rev. Cari begins with a question: “How easy is it for you to ask for…
