Midrash of the Messy Middle
Reflecting on the lectionary readings and the people of the Exodus, Jess applies the practice of midrash to reframe what is often referred to as “grumbling stories” as […]
Read More
A Tale of Two Cities
On this Pentecost Sunday, good friend and frequent guest at SCC, Bradley Jersak, gave some background on the Holy Spirit and then shared how the outpouring of the Holy Spirit recorded in Acts 2 created a unity based on respectful listening and speaking that preserves diversity as opposed to the monolithic and proud empire of Babel. He closed by inviting the Spirit to transform our own listening and speaking today.
Gathered Listening (2nd Breakfast)
Laurens van Esch shares some experiences with silence, connection and listening in the Quaker and Plum Village Traditions.
Prayer As Listening [2nd Breakfast]
Lorna introduces the practice of praying for others as another form of listening – to God and others. Later, Walter interviews Tracy Williams and Alex Henderson who have been involved in some prayer teams at SCC in past years.
Music Is Life (2nd Breakfast)
Continuing our 2nd Breakfast theme that centres on listening, Teena interviews Rick Coates and Andre Lefebvre, asking how listening to music has impacted their lives.
Dry Bones: A Guided Meditation
This morning, after a beautiful time of liturgy and communion together, Rachael led us on a guided meditation through Ezekiel’s valley of dry bones, and invited us to ponder the question: “Can these bones live?”
International Women’s Day and Listening to Women
This Sunday, keeping in mind that it was recently International Women’s Day, Walter interviewed Jess about the ways in which our society, including churches, have not listened well to women, and how that is changing or could change.
Listening In Community (2nd Breakfast)
This week we introduced a new Second Breakfast theme that centres on listening. To get us started (after feasting on light breakfast and delicious coffee together), Rachael and Lorna helped us think about what it means to listen in community…in all it’s imperfect glory