The first scripture this morning is called, ‘The call of Samuel.’ It highlights several things. First is that God is willing to go around, those who should have inherited leadership within the Faith community. Eli the high priest wanted his sons to inherit his authority. They enjoyed having that authority but lacked the honour and capacity to act according to the will and way of God. So, God chooses…

In Amos 5, we encounter a powerful message condemning hollow religious rituals that lack true justice and righteousness. The prophet Amos criticizes the people for their hypocrisy, for going through the motions of worship while neglecting the essential values of justice and righteousness. God's desire is not for empty ceremonies but for a life marked by justice, that

flows like a mighty river and righteousness, that is as constant as an ever-flowing stream.

I’ve had the opportunity to travel to some wonderful places in my life so far. From an early age I had wanted to see more of the world than was contained in the boundaries of my childhood neighborhood. I can remember at one point when my daughter was in high school, she came home to tell me that she didn’t think she’d go to university. I sensed that for whatever reason…

Most theologians would agree that the person who wrote the Gospel of Luke also penned the Book of Acts. The Gospel being volume one in the history of the Christian church and Acts being volume 2. You can even hear this continuity in the readings we heard today. The Ascension story…

This Sunday we were reminded about our fondness for boundaries. We create boundaries everywhere from that floating rope in the pool, to painted lines on the road, to lines on basketball and Pickleball courts, to border crossings where countries meet. Now there is no doubt that some of these boundaries are there…

This is camping Sunday which challenges us as mainline Christians to ask the question where do we find people who are willing to engage in conversations about faith? It is such a blessing to have on this Sunday the scripture reading from the Book of Acts commonly referred to as the conversation or conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch. It holds several good pieces of scriptural wisdom to answer the question about…