Sermon on Deuteronomy 34.1-12 A note from Jamie Howison: This sermon includes something of a landmark quote from the final speech delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr. Audio of that speech is included in this post, and I’d highly recommend you
...read moreMedia
Purify my soul…
People: Gord Johnson
A live recording of Gord Johnson’s Purify my Soul, recorded at Saint Ben’s on October 16
...read moreOn the road to the Yukon
O ur ministry coordinator Jaylene Johnson is about to embark on a whirlwind trip to the Yukon, where she will be performing at Breakout West in Whitehorse. Jaylene’s CD Happiness is nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award, and that
...read more“Summer Job”
People: Jon Lawless
A week or so back, saint ben’s member Jon Lawless asked if he could do some recording in the church. We found a day that worked, and he arrived with his guitar, computer, and microphone, all set to spend a
...read more“To God the things that are God’s”
People: Jamie Howison
A Sermon on Matthew 22:15-22 I n our cultural context, conversations about money tend often to be awkward, and even more so when that “conversation” comes in the shape of a sermon. Money is a hot button topic, but this
...read morePeace be unto you
A t the end of this past Sunday’s liturgy, we were sent out into the world singing together a blessing based on words spoken by Jesus in the Gospel according to John. Good words for the road. Thanks to Larry
...read moreThanksgiving?
A Sermon on Matthew 22.1-14 I ’m not sure if you arrived here tonight expecting a Thanksgiving service, with scripture readings emphasizing the bounty of the harvest, God’s goodness, and a general spirit of thankfulness; if you did, the two
...read moreA recommendation…
O ur resident jazz guitarist Robert Burton offers a review of the documentary film Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, making the case that rock musicians can be great players and effectively demonstrating that just because one loves jazz doesn’t mean
...read moreThe one who falls on this stone
I t might seem an unusual text on which to base a song for congregational singing, but perhaps that isn’t altogether surprising when the songwriter is our own Mike Koop. The gospel reading for this past Sunday was Matthew 21:33-46, in
...read more“Shout your praise”
another taste of our Sunday evening music O ne of the things that makes life around saint benedict’s table so interesting is the number of musicians who call the place home. We’ve got a bit of an embarrassment of riches
...read more
