Why do we sit under the preaching of the word? Why do we read the Bible and seek to understand it? Is it because that’s just what we’re supposed to do? Is it merely knowledge acquisition? When God’s word is
Speech does things. It can be used to tear a people down or it can be used to build them up. It can incite violence or it can motivate peace. As we’ve worked our way through our liturgy, we come
This week, I wanted to focus our attention on our brothers and sisters who are currently experiencing persecution for following Jesus. Next week we’ll continue with our journey through our liturgy. During a recent worship gathering, we watched a brief
Days before we were due to leave the US back in 2018, I was backing out of a parking space and grazed the bumper of another car. The damage wasn’t significant in any way, but it was enough that it
A comedian I like recently complained about the fact that after he’d had a room in his house redecorated, he was faced with the real state of the stuff that was in it. The day before, all had seemed normal.
Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD
When we come together to worship, we begin our time with a reading from the Psalms. This can be considered a call to worship, but it is particularly a call to worship the one true God. In the year that
Every church has a liturgy, even ours. Liturgy isn’t merely a pre-written, recited prayer. It’s the very form or formula that shapes a church’s practice of worship. Some forms are just more… formal than others. At Ardgowan, during our regular
Looking ahead to the rest of August, we’ll see our young people return to school and various ministries at the church start up again. Weekly reflections in our newsletter will return next week when we’ll be considering why we do
