Tim Chesterton
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Bearing witness to Jesus: preliminary sermon thoughts on John 1:43-51 (and earlier verses too!)
How do you bear witness to Jesus? What do you say about him? Who do you talk to? What sort of person do you need to be in order to be an effective witness? All these themes are addressed in … Continue reading
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Which Wolf Wins?
This is a golden oldie, but so full of truth that I couldn’t resist reposting it: An old Grandfather said to his grandson, who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice, “Let me … Continue reading
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My Favourite Weekend of the Year
I’d like to be all Christian and say it’s Easter, but I have to admit… ,,,it’s the weekend I get an extra hour of sleep on Saturday night! Fall back in the Fall!
Seen on a bumper sticker
Eat moose – twelve thousand wolves can’t be wrong!
Climbing Mount Purgatory
‘This Mount is not like others; at the start it is most difficult to climb, but then, the more one climbs the easier it becomes; and when the slope feels gentle to the point that climbing up would be as … Continue reading
Sermon for October 23rd: Matthew 22:23-33
Rest in Peace and Rise in Glory!’ Today we gather to remember with thanksgiving our loved ones who have died over the past year or so. Ever since we began this annual service at St. Margaret’s back in 2009 I … Continue reading
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C.S. Lewis on ‘unanswered’ prayer
Now even if all the things that people prayed for happened, which they do not, this would not prove what Christians mean by the efficacy of prayer. For prayer is request. The essence of request, as distinct from compulsion, is that it may … Continue reading
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Just one question for the Tory leadership candidates
Tomorrow night Alberta will have a new premier. Either Doug Horner, Alison Redford, or Gary Mar will win the second ballot in the Progressive Conservative leadership race tomorrow and, since Alberta is virtually a one-party state, will become the new … Continue reading
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