Rev. Edith Baird

Edith preached from one of her favourite texts, Genesis 32:22-31, the story of Jacob wrestling with Someone at the Jabbaok River. Jacob had always managed to trick or buy his way to get what he wanted. But when a stranger lunged on him in the dark and pulled him into the river, he more than…

The Rev. Edith Baird preached in response to the Stump the Preacher question, “Did God Forgive Judas?” today, using Luke 22:1-6, 14-23 and 47-53 as her text. At the opening of the sermon she offered two initial comments: first, that she would never presume to say who God forgives, specifically; and second that she was…

“So why are you standing there looking up at an empty sky?” In Acts 1:1-11, the disciples are asked that question after Jesus has left them. Rev. Edith notes that at the time of that question, Jesus had already shown the disciples how to live; what to do. Jesus had shown them close-up the power…

For the second Sunday in Lent, the Rev. Edith Baird preached on Mark 8:31-38, in which Jesus begins to orient the disciples to the reality of the cross. Edith points out the difference between a common misunderstanding of the “crosses we bear” and Jesus’ true invitation. Following Jesus, we can choose, like him, to experience…

The Rev. Edith Baird preached today on Amos 5:18-24, a “hard word” from the prophet delivered to the people Israel in an era of great prosperity (and great injustice). She shares the clarion call of the text: to live in such a way that our words in worship line up with our actions in the…

  The Rev. Edith Baird shared a sermon today based on the texts John 3:1-17, Genesis 12:1-4a and her favourite Psalm, the 121st. Our beloved retired minister introducing the Hebrew Scripture as featuring “old people” got a good laugh out of the congregation…but we were rapt with attention as Edith went on to describe the…

  Today’s sermon on Colossians 3:1-11 is preached by the Rev. Edith Baird. So if you’re a Star Wars fan, listen on…  

The Rev. Edith Baird preaching primarily on Philippians 3:4-14, but also referring to Isaiah 43:16-21 and John 12:1-8.