From the Pit, to Potiphar to Prison (Genesis 39)

Don’t you love the movies where the complication is huge, and so the victory at the end is even more satisfying? In Avengers: Endgame , half...

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The Gospel: Jesus is the King, who is to be proclaimed to all, for it has the power to save (Romans 1:1-17)

Do you notice that when something good happens, you have to share it with someone? Some people here are new grandparents, and in conversatio...

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Good Friday: Jesus offers forgiveness (Luke 23:32-43)

Today I got to give the Good Friday talk for our festival in the park. This was a great opportunity to speak to a few hundred people in an o...

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Palm Sunday (Luke 19:28-44)

Below is the talk that I gave today. Lots was re-used from a previous talk , which also was borrowed from some other places. I should also s...

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What good thing should I do? Why do I lack? (Mat 19:16-22)

On Friday, I got to give another talk from Matthew's Gospel on following Jesus. This one probably came accross a bit more serious or ste...

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Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath (Luke 13:10-17)

Below is the talk that I gave last week. I was hoping to post this sooner, but things got in the way. Welcome. Last week, we started a new ...

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Invitation, Promises and Celebration (Isaiah 55)

This weekend has been a big one for me. I spoke at a funeral on Friday, then a wedding on Saturday and preached on Sunday. The funeral talk ...

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