Archive for January, 2010

A Christian Manifesto

Rev. J. Clark Saunders, Westworth United Church,   January 24, 2010. Luke 4:14-21 ‘I’ll take “Manifestos” for 200, Alex.’ ‘Written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1847, it outlined the position of the so-called “League of Communists”.’ (Buzz) “Clark.” “What was the Communist Manifesto?” “Right you are.” ‘”Manifestos” for 400.’ “It was produced in 1933…

Naming Rights

Rev. J. Clark Saunders, Westworth United Church,  January 10, 2010. Isaiah 43:1-7; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 “Naming Rights”.  A practise that has become increasingly common in recent years is for corporations to pay money in return for the right to apply their name to some public or private facility.  The telecommunications company, Shaw, has stamped its name…

Newsletter – January, 2010

LIFE AFTER DEATH Something most of the world’s religions share in common is an interest in the question of what happens to us after we die.  This winter we have an opportunity to hear from representatives of three different faith traditions on the subject of what their belief system teaches about life after death. Each…

Seeing God

Westworth United Church                                                   January 3, 2010. Rev. J. Clark Saunders                                                                 John 1:10-18   “Seeing God”               How human is God?  If we turn to the Bible for an answer to that question we may not be given a consistent answer.  But it’s interesting to find that there are some passages in the Old…