Jesus talks about “the kingdom of God” a lot. Or heaven. Sometimes he says “kingdom of heaven,” but biblical scholars generally think he means the same thing. No surprise there, right? In the Gospel of Matthew especially, I think Jesus’ point isn’t about the life that’s next, but to teach...

Forgiveness is a tricky thing, isn’t it? I know, it’s another one of those things that Jesus says is so important and he makes it sound so simple. But it’s not, is it? Yeesh, Jesus really isn’t easy. And he’s demanding. The thing about saying “Jesus isn’t easy” is needing...

Jesus isn’t easy. Oh, here he goes again, right? Sure, but it’s another one of those “we need to be reminded, constantly” kind of things. So, I’ll say it again, Jesus isn’t easy. Jesus is loving and caring, kind and forgiving, comforting and hopeful. But easy? No. To follow the...

Question: why a burning bush? I wonder if Moses thought about that on his way back down the mountain. Why would God appear to Moses as a burning bush? That’s part of the story of God calling Moses to lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, to lead them...

Let’s be honest: we’re just people. Not that that’s a bad thing. Or an excuse. People are extraordinary and capable of great things, even amazing things. We’re capable of great creativity, love, compassion, grace – all the good things that remind us that we are created “in the image of...

Sometimes we hear stories about our heroes that we’d just rather not hear. It’ll be a moment in which they act in a manner that doesn’t fit the character we want them to have. A moment in which they’re decidedly not the hero we want them to be. Same might...

Each summer, the incredible leadership team of Robin, Lori and Brielle (with the support of many other helping hands) put on an incredible summer camp program at the Bashaw United Church and Ponoka United Church. Picture dozens and dozens of kids singing, laughing, learning and crafting! So what do you...

Can we talk about your faith for a minute? Specifically, can we talk about how much faith you have? I just want to tell you that you have enough. Yes. Enough. There’s no catch. It’s that simple, you have enough. Good for you. I think we can easily get used...

I’m not sure if now is the best time or the worst time to hear the story of Jesus feeding the multitude. In the days of the pandemic, there are limits on the number of people who can gather in one place, even outside. There are way too many people...

Recently, I suggested that it must have been frustrating to be Jesus. We were looking at the story of the commissioning of the disciples and what followed that was a remarkable example of just how well things weren’t going for Jesus. He remarks about several places he spent time in,...