Monthly Archives: February 2011
Prayers of the People | February 20
Icall the community into a time of prayer. God of all wisdom and integrity, out of the many forms your church takes, bring forth a unified body eager and able to do your will. Heal fragmentation and knit diversity together,
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One more reflection from my study leave
A note from Jamie Howison: This is the last in a series of weekly updates regarding my sabbatical study leave. For background on my work during these two months, plus other updates visit the sabbatical news page. W ith just a
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Turning the other cheek: a revolution?
Sermon Epiphany 7 | 1 Cor 3:10-11/16-23 & Matt 5:38-48 H ow do you oppose someone who wants to put you down? Conventional wisdom tells us there are two ways to respond. The first is to chuck it right back
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Vicar’s robes
Helen Manfield on the case of the stolen cassock As a candidate for Ordained Ministry in the Anglican Church of Canada, I needed to get a set of clerical gear: robes, a cassock and surplice. I knew exactly where I
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Prayers of the People| February 13
I call the community into a time of prayer. God of love, Valentine’s Day is problematic. It can remind us of all that is thrilling and sentimental about romantic love, but it can also remind us of all the times
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Words from the Road: Sabbatical Update #7
A note from Jamie Howison: This is the seventh in a series of weekly updates regarding my unfolding sabbatical study leave. For background on my work during these two months, plus other updates visit the sabbatical news page. A fter that
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Ten commandments on steroids?
A sermon for Epiphany 6 | 1 Cor. 3:1-9 and Matt. 5:21-37 Y ou may have noticed that over the past few weeks I have been giving sermons on a sermon. Often it is thought that the Sermon on the
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Words from the Road: Sabbatical Update #6
A note from Jamie Howison: This is the sixth in a series of weekly updates regarding my unfolding sabbatical study leave. For background on my work during these two months, plus other updates visit the sabbatical news page. I f you
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The salt of the earth
A sermon for Epiphany 5 | 1 Cor 2:1-12 and Matt 5:13-20 On 12th March 1930 a 61-year-old man took 78 friends and they began a 390 km march across the country of India towards a village called Dandi off
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The language of enough
Sermon Epiphany 8 | 1 Cor 4:1-5 and Matt 6:24-34 In some Bibles the spoken words of Jesus are in red. In the nine weeks that I have been taking services here, we have not moved from the red words