Hope United Church - Reflections

Sign of the Times 02.04.2023 16:52 ↓

Sikh in the gospel. Jesus arrival in Jerusalem a mocking of the Romans. Jesus's turn over of the money changers tables, a disruption of the finical system of the day.

The Truth 26.03.2023 15:48 ↓

Ezekiel from the field of bones.

Forgiveness 20.03.2023 16:50 ↓

What it means to forgive.

Who is my neighbour 12.03.2023 18:00 ↓

An exploration of parabel of the good Samaritan.  The reasons the Priest and Levite couldn't help, and the risks the Samaritan took.

Standing on the Edge 05.03.2023 23:25 ↓

Mental illness and depression. God is there.

Tempted 26.02.2023 21:11 ↓

Max the classic Devil, temping you to breaking point. But rejoiches when you don't fail. Meeting our needs, and temptation. How far are we prepared to go.

Finding hope 19.02.2023 22:13 ↓

Pursuing the difficult. With without the sense of Awe we loose hope. It was the same in the days of Jesus. How do we restore hope, lift your faces out of your devices to retrieve your sense of Awe.

Show and Tell 22.01.2023 20:14 ↓

Questioning the rituals of Worship Services.

Getting righteous 08.01.2023 17:43 ↓

There are no do overs in life. Benefiting from our relationship with God and getting the relationship right,

An Old Tradition 11.12.2022 8:43 ↓

Traditions and Symbolism of the Christmas Tree.

A New Tradition 01.12.2022 11:45 ↓

The history of the Christmas Reef and Candles

Whats up with Issac? 20.11.2022 16:42 ↓

God will need you to do somwthing else.

Children of a Rep God 13.11.2022 16:39 ↓

We, humans, are children of a Rep God. Is the Reo Man coming? This week's sermon is by Rev. Diane MacVicar. Reverand Emeritus Hope United Church. 

Redidiculous 30.10.2022 15:29 ↓

Abraham & Sarah were past their prime and not nice people. But God made a ridiculous promise to them that came true, just as he makes ridiculous promises to the church. 

Are You In Or Out 23.10.2022 12:06 ↓

Outcast In Our Society With God their is no Out only In. This is God's house and we are all welcome here.

Leap Of Faith 16.10.2022 18:23 ↓

A leap of faith can be exhilarating and terrifying all at once. Changing our church or staying the course and petering out.  We see that Abram took a leap of faith and proved once god is involved, anything is possible.

Breaking Babel 09.10.2022 18:34 ↓

Communication is fraught with error but why. The Towel of Babel gives us some clues.

Change 02.10.2022 17:55 ↓

After Covid Change keeps coming.

Faith And Technology 18.09.2022 20:53 ↓

Hummas have always had a love-hate relationship with technology. Many benefits but consequences. Has our ability outstripped knowledge? Chronically the progress of science and technology through the bible since the time of Cain and Able.

Being Human 11.09.2022 16:13 ↓

The Garden of Eden was not the home of the original sin. God always intended that we eat from the tree of forbidden knowledge it was the moment humans became aware.

Staying Salty 04.09.2022 13:38 ↓

Expressing his disapointment in them fiercely, because he deeply cared.

Monkey Business 28.08.2022 12:23 ↓

Sitting at the top of the tree with the big Monkeys. Social Stratification in the Animal kingdom and human Society.

Boxes 21.08.2022 9:52 ↓

Our brain places things into boxes, and we end up living in these boxes. But boxes have walls you cannot see through. Jesus has asked us not to live in boxes. Boxes are a good place to start but not a good place to finish. 

Catching Fire 14.08.2022 26:50 ↓

Getting inside the Joker's head. Some men are not looking for anything logical. Some men just want to watch the world burn.

The Full Spectrum 19.06.2022 14:58 ↓

We are people that are made in God's image, and that image is so vast. God does not have a gender; there is a spectrum.