“That Giving Spirit (continued)”
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
I was talking with someone one time about what I like to do for recreation. I told her I liked to play basketball, softball, and volleyball. She asked if I liked to run. I replied, “Not really, I prefer teams sports.” To which she replied, “I get it, you need help!” (more…)
“For Love and Promisesâ€
Deuteronomy 34:1-12, Matthew 22:34-46
I love both the stories from Deuteronomy and Matthew this morning. These are two of my favourite readings from the Bible, on one Sunday in the church calendar!
When I hear the reading of Moses going up onto the mountain, I can’t help but picture it in my mind. Here is Moses, climbing to the top of Mt. Nebo and standing there at it’s peak. Behind him is the desert where he has spent the last 40 years. Before him the lush green of the promised land they have been longing to enter. (more…)