Sermons

“Doubt has become a dirty word in Church. But doubt can be healthy; a way to think through everything we take for granted. More importantly through, asking questions, naming our doubt, can bring us to a greater understanding of our

I remember watching a special with the magician David Copperfield. He had a car from the famed Orient Express surrounded by people from the audience who joined hands. He covered the car with a giant cloth. As we watched the

Join us this Sunday as we celebrate Palm Sunday and Jesus’ triumphal arrival into the city of Jerusalem.  Rev. Dr. George Vais will be leading our service  and taking a look at Mark11:1-11  “Are we inventing a Christ to suit

Twenty-five years ago, I went on a Women’s Canoe Trip on Killarney Lake, here in Ontario. It was to be a three-day retreat with seven women. Some of us were experienced canoeists, and others (like me) were not. Okay, I

I began my ministry in Northern Ontario in the town of Kapuskasing. One summer, I was asked if I would lead a wedding service at an outfitters in a place called Oba. Now Oba is located on a bush road

Matthew 25:31-45, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Our friend, Tanja Futter, a nurse and the Pastoral Director at Sanctuary Ministries of Toronto,

The day is just another ordinary day.  Jesus with his three closest friends, Peter, James and John go for a walk up a high mountain.  There’s nothing unusual about that Jesus often left the crowds behind and went off to

On this first Sunday in Lent, Mark’s gospel gives us one of the most remarkable, best known passages in Scripture.  It’s a super story about friends who are anxious to get one of them who needs healing before Jesus and

February is the month of love, and the fourteenth is the one day of the year we have to remember to tell our spouse / boyfriend / girlfriend that we love them. We sing  love songs, buy chocolate, go out