In today’s Gospel (John 18:33-37), it is the last morning of Jesus’ life. He is standing before Pilate.  Jewish temple authorities have...

Reading: Mark 13:1-8 Before the end of the world, God gathered three world leaders: Trudeau, Xi, and Trump.   God told them: “Go and tell...

Readings: Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 10:46-52 Visiting his grandparents, a small boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he...

A Catholic boy and an Islamic boy were talking and the Catholic boy said, "My priest knows more than your Allah." The Islamic boy said,...

By Rev. Stephen Blackmore Two men rent a canoe and go fishing in a remote part of a lake. They are having an excellent day, catching a...

I struggle with the idea of Jesus ordering the sea into peace. If we were to stumble across a time traveler’s videotape and find that it...

Readings: Genesis 25:24-34; Luke 2:41-52 On this Sunday where we celebrate Indigenous peoples, I’d like to talk a little about what the...

A few kid-friendly jokes for the gardeners in the crowd: Knock knock! Who’s there? Honeydew! Honeydew who? Honeydew you wanna hear some...

Readings: Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7; Matthew 9:35-10:8 A little story for you today: “Dad, are bugs good to eat?” asked the boy. “Let’s not...