Worship

25/30 or Two Weeks Down

Friday, June 30, 2017

To be honest when I wrote last week I found myself in the midst of a week that seemed to be dragging on so slowly. Well here we are at the end of the next week, at the end of my first course and two weeks closer to coming home. It is amazing how time […]

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Notes on the Notes – June 25, 2017

Saturday, June 24, 2017

This week’s theme: Growing Up This week’s scripture readings: Jeremiah 20: 7-13     Romans 6: 1b-11     Matthew 10: 24-31 This week’s music: “Walk With Me” (VU #649) “Walk with me, I will walk with you and build the land that God has planned where love shines through. When Moses heard the call of God he […]

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Continuing to Ask “What?”

Friday, June 23, 2017

Have you ever had one of those experiences when you are engaging with something, either another person, a course, or a situation, and you you find that you are continuing to ask yourself the question ‘what?’ This is where I find myself at the end of the first week of studies here at school. There […]

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Accolades and Reflection

Thursday, June 22, 2017

This first week has been a very interesting time here at the Atlantic School of Theology. We have welcomed new students, one from Newfoundland, and two from Southern Ontario. What we have come to realize is that this program has become, not just an educational program for the Maritimes,  but a program for Canada, as […]

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Notes on the Notes – June 18, 2017

Saturday, June 17, 2017

This week’s Theme:    Finish Strong This week’s scripture readings: Genesis 18:1-15      Romans 5:1-8     Matthew 9:35-10:8 This week’s music: “Come and Find the Quiet Centre” (VU #374) “Come and find the quiet centre in the crowded life we lead, Find the room for hope to enter, find the frame where we are freed: Clear the chaos […]

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It Begins

Saturday, June 17, 2017

I arrived in Halifax late yesterday afternoon to clouds and a bit of rain. This will be a short post today as I preparing to leave residence for my final weekend formation retreat which will be taking place at Mt. Allison in Sackville, New Brunswick. It seems a bit strange to come this far east […]

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Notes on the Notes – June 11, 2017

Saturday, June 10, 2017

This week’s theme: Trinity Sunday This week’s scripture readings: Psalm 8             Matthew  28:16-20 This week’s music: “Praise Our Maker” (VU #316) “Praise our Maker, peoples of one family; God is love, God is love! Praise our Maker, peoples of one family; God is love, God is love! Love our Saviour, followers of Jesus; God is […]

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Sermon – Sunday, June 4, 2017

Monday, June 5, 2017

This really is not your typical Sunday service. I know that it might seem a bit confusing as to why we had communion before the meditation, but I think that for me, it makes a statement that is important today in a number of ways. This is Pentecost Sunday, the beginning of the church and […]

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Notes on the Notes – June 4, 2017

Saturday, June 3, 2017

This week’s theme: What is Love? This week’s scripture readings: Acts 2:1-21           1 Corinthians 13:1-13 This week’s music: “Let Us Build a House” (MV #1) “Let us build a house where love can dwell and all can safely live, a place where saints and children tell how hearts learn to forgive. Built of hopes and […]

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