Luke 7:11-17 It is a story told only in the gospel of Luke. Jesus is coming into the community of Nain and around him a crowd of his followers jostled one another to get closer to their friend and teacher. And as often is the case when a group of like-minded people gather together the sound…

 Forty days, in the wilderness. Forty days, not four, not fourteen but forty. And all he took with him was what he was wearing. He wasn't part of a tribe, had nobody to build an alliance with, it was just him, a rugged terrain and God. What did he eat? Did he hunt, or fish,…

So, where were you when you lost your kid? Seriously, if you have children you've lost one at some point or another. And if you haven't lost one yet you will. Maybe it was in a grocery store, or on a street, at Disney Land or perhaps at church. But you remember the moment when…

Lends a whole new meaning to "I'm praying for you" doesn't it? Prayer helps us feel closer to God, more connected to the church and extremely guilty if it is perceived that we don't do it enough or correctly. And this is one of the verses that is often claimed as a promise for praying…

When I was a teen we lived just outside of Saint John New Brunswick in Hammond River and when I needed to think or just find time alone I would go down to the river, find a big rock and just sit and enjoy being next to the water. And it seems that it has…

What a crazy world that we live in. You ever feel like the Rabbit in "Alice in Wonderland"? You know the one, he's always rushing this way and that looking at his watch and muttering, "I'm late, I'm late". It seems that every hour of every day is filled to the limit with things that…

September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, honest it really is www.talklikeapirateday.com. And it seemed like too good an opportunity to pass up. This is the a repeat of the message I preached last time it fell on a Sunday. We started with a clip from the Veggie Tales Jonah Movie which I…

It really annoys me when I hear cussing in public. It's like they are not only rude they are stupid as well, they don't seem to understand that their conversation can be heard not only by the people they are talking to but by everyone within earshot.Kind of like when restaurants used to allow smoking,…

I have a confession to make and I hope you don't think less of me after I'm done; That's right I love country music. I love listening to the new artists like Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood and Dean Brody and I love listening to the outlaws from the seventies like Willie and Waylon and Merle…

The story is told that a man once encountered Abraham Lincoln walking down the street with his two young sons and both boys were howling. "What's wrong with the boys Abe?" the man asked. "What's wrong with the boys is what's wrong with the world" Lincoln responded "I have three chestnuts and they both want…