Category Archives: On the way to Sunday’s sermon

LGBTQ Safety or Religions Liberty Last year the Ontario legislature mandated that all schools, religious or otherwise establish Gay-Straight Alliances, groups where gay students could gather to talk about their issues. This is an attempt to prevent bullying. The Roman … Continue reading →

How Do People Change? Last week we noted that in the movement to the Joseph story in the book of Genesis God’s overt interventionist tendencies seem to change. In Genesis 37 you don’t even find the words God or Yhwh … Continue reading →

The Family Jacob Always Wanted Perhaps the wisdom of parents telling their children “I love you all the same” wasn’t invented by the time of the Patriarchs. Polygamy certainly complicated the matter “this mommy loves you, that mommy hates you.” … Continue reading →

Immunity from Loss or Significance?  If God were to come to you and offer you either immunity from loss or a significant life for circles broader than your relational or familial networks, which would you choose? Bethel Blessings God meets Jacob … Continue reading →

Politics on Facebook My Facebook news-feed is predictable. _______________ has posts with mocking pictures of President Obama, portraying him as a lying, corrupt, inept yet crafty leader who is destroying the country. _________________ has posts that show the Republicans to … Continue reading →

Grabbing for Glory Last week  we talked about Jacob reaching after the glory of the things around him that attracted him and how through power we cannot attain glory. Last week I also was pointed to a terrific speech given by … Continue reading →

Here I am standing next to my big sister looking at my grandmother’s bird. I don’t remember the moment but it isn’t hard to know what is going through my toddler mind. I like the bird. I want to touch the … Continue reading →