How quickly and silently, the season of Christmas comes upon us! God does not impose his will upon us, like a high powered magnate, but offers to us a little child – his only son. He reaches out to us, and seeks our love and allegiance. He invites us to come and worship and follow him, [...] Read more »
Hypocrisy
Hypocrisy is the soft underbelly of the church. Generally, people of the church espouse the loftiest of aspirations, even heroic virtues of integrity and compassion, and so often fall far short of their highest and best. At times, people in church appear to be stalwarts in the community and bulwarks of morality – and then often [...] Read more »
Anniversary Sunday
We will be celebrating our Church Anniversary (116th) on November 13th in our worship service at 10.00 am. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Sam Chaise, who is the General Secretary of Canadian Baptist Ministries (CBM). Sam is a product of Canadian Baptist work in Andra Pradesh, in India. However, he was born in England, and [...] Read more »
Share their Joy!
This Sunday, there are four people who are testifying to their faith in baptism. Their journeys of faith are varied and different. One is a young person – who was deeply touched by the camps he attended in the summer. Another is a man, who was moved by the quality of the community life he experienced [...] Read more »
God’s New Community – Aug 1
Colossians 3:1-10a Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, [...] Read more »
Planting Mango Trees in Rural India
Reflections on an STM: Planting Mango Trees in Rural India There is no one who travels to the places we have been, for a brief and pleasant holiday. We were not on the beaches of Goa, or by the picturesque fishing hamlets of Kerala, or the majestic Taj Mahal in Agra. Ours was not a mission [...] Read more »
Welcome to Canada
We are very pleased to welcome Eddie Kowai to Canada, Kitchener and to Highland. After four long years of waiting, Esther and Eddie were reunited on Tuesday, March 16th. They were separated during the war in Liberia, and Esther came to Canada on her own with her daughter Lois, and grandson, Luceni. There are still [...] Read more »
The Human Face of God – Jan. 3
John 1:1-18 In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God. How does this eternal God, reveal himself to us, and what do we see? We read in verse 14, that the word became flesh. That boggles the mind – that the creator of our ever expanding [...] Read more »
Lessons and Carols – Dec. 24
Christmas Eve is a magical night, to remember the birth of Jesus. At our church, we will be doing that in the familiar readings from the gospels, and singing old and new Chrsitmas carols. This is a family friendly event. Come and join us at 7 pm. Share on Facebook Read more »
The Subversive Gospel – Dec. 20
Luke 1:39-56 We encounter two remarkable miracles. A child, John, is born to an aged and childless couple. And the baby Jesus is born to a virgin. The birth of Jesus is regarded as the far greater miracle. Elizabeth, John’s mother, praises Jesus as the, “mother of my Lord.” “And why am I so blessed that the mother [...] Read more »