Rachael Barham reflects on Psalm 62:8 and what it might mean to "trust in God at all times".  As life shakes us, trust has to take on different forms at different stages of our lives and for different challenges, so can we let go of old or incomplete ways of trusting in God and grow into new ways? Here are the links to her poem/reflection and to the song she ended with.

The Early (Celtic) Service Readings for the day can be found here. 

David Moore gives an amazing message about forgiveness and reconciliation that grows out of an appreciation of the difference between the forgiveness of Joseph for his brothers and the forgiveness of Jesus for his executioners. This talk challenges individuals, churches, and societies toward solidarity with both victims and perpetrators in order to participate in God's work of reconciliation.

The Early (Celtic) Service Readings for the day can be found here. 

Peter Fitch looks at the life of St. Peter as an example of how character develops for a boisterous personality. Along the way, there is teaching about avoiding the 'tyrant within' of perfectionism or of legalistic religious behaviour.

The Early (Celtic) Service Readings for the day can be found here. 

Peter Fitch ended last year by teaching that the meaning of the Gospel is found in the ancient Jewish promise that God Himself would come as King since the quality of the leadership that He saw in the world was severely deficient. Jesus fulfilled this promise and reinforced another part of it: the building of a new people who could give servant-hearted leadership (in the style of Psalm 23: 'being present without judgment or domination' in real-life situations) to the people in the world. Peter speaks of the mission of churches, and SCV in particular, as forming a community that helps people to develop in character, wholeness, and intimacy with God so that they can be better representatives of Jesus in their own day-to-day contexts. Today's talk is about character, viewed through several different lenses including a Bonhoeffer poem, Scripture, and life experience.

The Early (Celtic) Service Readings for the day can be found here. 

Walter Thiessen addresses some of the ways that we keep ourselves distant from God by hiding behind inauthentic selves and distorted images of God. The blessing of Aaron was used to invite something better.

The Early (Celtic) Service Readings for the day can be found here.