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by Rev. Joan Kessler Psalm 126 Second Spring Everyday Psalms Remembering That It Happened Once by Wendell Berry Dear Joy, How are you?...

by Rev. Joan Kessler Isaiah 40 I saw a sign this week that made me smile… it said Make Pasta, Not War. It was, I believe, reflective of...

Christmas might not be perfect this year. But what might be our intention for these coming weeks leading to Christmas? What do you hope for

by Adam Jones Matthew 26: 47 -54 As Mike Fillon writes: "according to the Gospel of Matthew, when Jesus was arrested in the garden of...

Matthew 25:14-30 There once was a business man who was preparing for his retirement and he came up with an interesting plan on how to...

Winfield United Church Reflection – November 8, 2020 by Rev. Joan Kessler Matthew 25:1-13 From our reading from Matthew, I think we can...

by Joan Kessler Matthew 5:1-12 The Beatitudes from Matthew’s gospel as we heard Jane read this morning, are one of those overly familiar...

Deciding what to do with what we have isn’t always simple…

"Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anybody"...

Job 12:1-10 Today we have blessed our pets and said words of love and thanksgiving for all they bring to our lives and families. Animals...

The telling of one’s story has cathartic properties. Creating, writing, sharing a life event helps one make sense of what happened...

...Today, may we ask, “Who is the first and who is the last?”

"If I want to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.”

There is a time and a season for everything… the ups and the downs of every human life…

Forest fires can bring out the best and the worst in people. I want to share with you an excerpt from a short essay by Anne Lamott...

by Rev. Joan Kessler Exodus 1:8 – 2:10 I have a confession to make… I sometime start sentences with the word And. If you don’t read my...

This morning I am thinking about borders, what they mean to us and how they shape our lives and our activities.

by Rev. Joan Kessler Matthew 14:22-33 I feel like the title of this message could be How I Spent My Summer Vacation… my Staycation,...

By Rev. Doug Martindale Genesis 32: 24 Jacob was left alone, and wrestled with a man there until the breaking of the day. I believe all...

Jesus's parables is rarely something special in itself...The holiness comes from our willingness to see through that ordinary thing to some