1 Samuel 16:1-13/ Psalm 23/ John 9:1-41 Blind As Sheep: True Sight Finding Hidden Objects There is a game that I play on my tablet, which is a common and popular game: finding hidden objects. This type of game requires … Continue reading →
Exodus 17:1-7/ Psalm 95/ John 4:5-42 God’s Love Flowing Like Water Pass It On! There was a Doctor Who episode called New Earth. In a distant future, in a society ridden with diseases that cannot be controlled, a group of … Continue reading →
Genesis 12:1-4a/ Psalm 121/ John 3:1-17 Pilgrims of God’s Reign Journey as a Metaphor Today’s keyword is “journey.” We use the word ‘journey’ in both literal and metaphorical senses. We often speak of life as a journey. Throughout my life, … Continue reading →
The Season of Lent is upon us. During this season at Sicamous United Church, as we strive to be closer to God and learn to resemble Jesus more, we will learn about the Gospel of Mark and study the message … Continue reading →
Exodus 24: 12-18/ Psalm 99/ Matthew 17:1-9 Being Transformed So We May Transform Mount Kenya When I was living in central Kenya, I lived not too far away from Mount Kenya. Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and … Continue reading →
Deuteronomy 30:15-20/ Psalm 119:1-8/ Matthew 5:21-37 Walking in God’s Ways Piety vs. Hypocrisy Today, we reflect on what it means to be holy or pious. Throughout the Christian history, there have been a lot of pious people who led a … Continue reading →
1 Corinthians 1:10-18/ Psalm 27:1, 4-9/ Matthew 4:12-23 United in God’s Kingdom “The Only Thing That Is Clean and Bright” Today, we start our lesson with a Korean TV drama. In the Korean action fantasy drama called Alchemy of Souls, … Continue reading →
Isaiah 49:1-7/ Psalm 40:1-11/ John 1:29-42 Come and See the Mystery Eagerly Waiting Have you ever eagerly waited for something? A lot of us have. For example, I wait for Christmas and the performing arts festival all year round. Sometimes, … Continue reading →
Isaiah 42:1-9/ Acts 10:34-43/ Matthew 3:13-17 God’s Children of Water and Light Light and Water As the first Sunday of Epiphany and Baptism of the Lord Sunday, today’s two motives are light and water. Let us think about these … Continue reading →
Contextualizing Christmas During the past three weeks, we have been learning about the nativity stories in the Bible. We learned that only Matthew and Luke tell stories of the birth of Jesus and why they tell very different stories. We … Continue reading →