Jonathan Rowe
@jondrowe.ca
The REAL Jonathan Rowe.
Not That One from Newfoundland.
Or That Other One, also from Newfoundland.
I have friends everywhere.
Not That One from Newfoundland.
Or That Other One, also from Newfoundland.
I have friends everywhere.
Umm...
Did anyone read the Daily Office's First Lesson (1 Maccabees 1.1-28) from the NRSVue today? 🤔⚓
Did anyone read the Daily Office's First Lesson (1 Maccabees 1.1-28) from the NRSVue today? 🤔⚓
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Umm...
Did anyone read the Daily Office's First Lesson (1 Maccabees 1.1-28) from the NRSVue today? 🤔⚓
Did anyone read the Daily Office's First Lesson (1 Maccabees 1.1-28) from the NRSVue today? 🤔⚓
"For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, and one’s foes will be members of one’s own household."
(Matthew 10.35)
MP hit hard this morning. I'm the filling in a three generational family. In a small house. ⚓
(Matthew 10.35)
MP hit hard this morning. I'm the filling in a three generational family. In a small house. ⚓
October 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
"For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, and one’s foes will be members of one’s own household."
(Matthew 10.35)
MP hit hard this morning. I'm the filling in a three generational family. In a small house. ⚓
(Matthew 10.35)
MP hit hard this morning. I'm the filling in a three generational family. In a small house. ⚓
In Greek, the persistent widow's cry in next Sunday's Gospel is more about "vengeance" than "justice". With that in mind, perhaps we should be seeing her less like the first image and more like the second...
#SermonClub ⚓
#SermonClub ⚓
October 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
In Greek, the persistent widow's cry in next Sunday's Gospel is more about "vengeance" than "justice". With that in mind, perhaps we should be seeing her less like the first image and more like the second...
#SermonClub ⚓
#SermonClub ⚓
The dog loves the new chew toy shaped like an Allen wrench. The most beloved toys get names. Is it too perverse to call this one "Allan the Allen wrench?'
#ScruffyDog 🐶
#ScruffyDog 🐶
October 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The dog loves the new chew toy shaped like an Allen wrench. The most beloved toys get names. Is it too perverse to call this one "Allan the Allen wrench?'
#ScruffyDog 🐶
#ScruffyDog 🐶
Tonight's #TouchPews comes from the King's College Chapel. My vocation was nurtured here, and I had the privilege to wear vestments again for the first time in nearly two years. We saw old friends and met new ones, and I'm looking forward to the chance to come back again. ⚓
October 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Tonight's #TouchPews comes from the King's College Chapel. My vocation was nurtured here, and I had the privilege to wear vestments again for the first time in nearly two years. We saw old friends and met new ones, and I'm looking forward to the chance to come back again. ⚓
The great liberation of Sunday's Gospel! Luke 17.5-10 frees us from the constant pressure to always do more in our faith life. It reminds us that our value comes from simply being a child of God, not from our endless output. We are free to serve from love, not from ambition.
#SermonClub ⚓
#SermonClub ⚓
October 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The great liberation of Sunday's Gospel! Luke 17.5-10 frees us from the constant pressure to always do more in our faith life. It reminds us that our value comes from simply being a child of God, not from our endless output. We are free to serve from love, not from ambition.
#SermonClub ⚓
#SermonClub ⚓
I try to be polite to any robots that I have to *speak* to. Even though I *know* it's not a person, the way I speak to a disembodied voice will eventually affect the way I speak to actual people around me.
On a perhaps related topic, can we get a show of hands? How many people thank their smart devices? Why or why not? 🤖
October 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I try to be polite to any robots that I have to *speak* to. Even though I *know* it's not a person, the way I speak to a disembodied voice will eventually affect the way I speak to actual people around me.
Next Sunday's Gospel challenges us with a deeply problematic phrase: "We are worthless slaves."
This language feels offensive, but Jesus uses it to make a radical point: the Greek could just as easily mean "We are not owed anything" for doing our duty. #SermonClub
This language feels offensive, but Jesus uses it to make a radical point: the Greek could just as easily mean "We are not owed anything" for doing our duty. #SermonClub
October 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Next Sunday's Gospel challenges us with a deeply problematic phrase: "We are worthless slaves."
This language feels offensive, but Jesus uses it to make a radical point: the Greek could just as easily mean "We are not owed anything" for doing our duty. #SermonClub
This language feels offensive, but Jesus uses it to make a radical point: the Greek could just as easily mean "We are not owed anything" for doing our duty. #SermonClub
Tired of struggling for "more faith"? Jesus says "Size doesn't matter".
Next Sunday's Gospel tells us that we don't need to generate a stronger belief; we just need to act with the simple trust we have. What challenges in our lives get easier if we can trust that reassurance?
#SermonClub
Next Sunday's Gospel tells us that we don't need to generate a stronger belief; we just need to act with the simple trust we have. What challenges in our lives get easier if we can trust that reassurance?
#SermonClub
September 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Tired of struggling for "more faith"? Jesus says "Size doesn't matter".
Next Sunday's Gospel tells us that we don't need to generate a stronger belief; we just need to act with the simple trust we have. What challenges in our lives get easier if we can trust that reassurance?
#SermonClub
Next Sunday's Gospel tells us that we don't need to generate a stronger belief; we just need to act with the simple trust we have. What challenges in our lives get easier if we can trust that reassurance?
#SermonClub
If you were at a restaurant and saw that an item on the menu was served with "ARUIT NARNISH", would YOU know what that meant? 🍽️
September 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
If you were at a restaurant and saw that an item on the menu was served with "ARUIT NARNISH", would YOU know what that meant? 🍽️
This morning's #TouchPews comes from Christ Church, Amherst, where we worshipped with my in-laws this morning. Later this week, I'll get to deacon at King's College Chapel in Halifax, and next Sunday I'll celebrate and preach at All Souls', Oxford. ⚓
September 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This morning's #TouchPews comes from Christ Church, Amherst, where we worshipped with my in-laws this morning. Later this week, I'll get to deacon at King's College Chapel in Halifax, and next Sunday I'll celebrate and preach at All Souls', Oxford. ⚓
Then the ACW President said, “I pay thee, therefore, Father, that thou wouldest have Lazarus say something after church on Sunday about the Fall Sale — for we have a lot of parishioners—that he may testify unto them, that they may also come into this place of torment and support our Fall Sale.” ⚓
September 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Then the ACW President said, “I pay thee, therefore, Father, that thou wouldest have Lazarus say something after church on Sunday about the Fall Sale — for we have a lot of parishioners—that he may testify unto them, that they may also come into this place of torment and support our Fall Sale.” ⚓
The Rich Man and Lazarus isn't just a story about the afterlife; it's a call to transformation right now. It challenges us to live a life of radical generosity. This Sunday, we might reflect on how this parable's transformative emphasis can make us more compassionate, generous people. #SermonClub ⚓📕
September 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The Rich Man and Lazarus isn't just a story about the afterlife; it's a call to transformation right now. It challenges us to live a life of radical generosity. This Sunday, we might reflect on how this parable's transformative emphasis can make us more compassionate, generous people. #SermonClub ⚓📕
This Sunday, we hear The Rich Man and Lazarus, a parable that holds a mirror to our own lives. The rich man's sin wasn't cruelty, but indifference. He was so consumed by his own world he failed to see the suffering right outside his door. What are we too busy to see in our own lives? #SermonClub ⚓📕
September 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This Sunday, we hear The Rich Man and Lazarus, a parable that holds a mirror to our own lives. The rich man's sin wasn't cruelty, but indifference. He was so consumed by his own world he failed to see the suffering right outside his door. What are we too busy to see in our own lives? #SermonClub ⚓📕
Getting ready for Sunday's Gospel, let's reflect on the parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus. What makes this story so captivating? What specific details in this story are most attractive to you? #SermonClub ⚓📕
September 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Getting ready for Sunday's Gospel, let's reflect on the parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus. What makes this story so captivating? What specific details in this story are most attractive to you? #SermonClub ⚓📕
The core of Sunday's Gospel is an invitation to a radically new way of life. Jesus isn't simply telling a story about money; he's calling us to a new perspective on our possessions. We're called to use "dishonest wealth" to make friends who will welcome us "into the eternal homes." #SermonClub ⚓📕
September 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The core of Sunday's Gospel is an invitation to a radically new way of life. Jesus isn't simply telling a story about money; he's calling us to a new perspective on our possessions. We're called to use "dishonest wealth" to make friends who will welcome us "into the eternal homes." #SermonClub ⚓📕
Reposted by Jonathan Rowe
As fascists hijack Christianity to serve their political aims, it is more important than ever for actual Christians to
* Pray fervently for the renewal of the world
* Follow Jesus as Lord
* Proclaim the Good News of God’s grace and mercy in the public square
* Be merciful
* Reject evil
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* Pray fervently for the renewal of the world
* Follow Jesus as Lord
* Proclaim the Good News of God’s grace and mercy in the public square
* Be merciful
* Reject evil
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September 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
As fascists hijack Christianity to serve their political aims, it is more important than ever for actual Christians to
* Pray fervently for the renewal of the world
* Follow Jesus as Lord
* Proclaim the Good News of God’s grace and mercy in the public square
* Be merciful
* Reject evil
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* Pray fervently for the renewal of the world
* Follow Jesus as Lord
* Proclaim the Good News of God’s grace and mercy in the public square
* Be merciful
* Reject evil
⚓️
The parable of "The Dishonest Manager" is a head-scratcher because Jesus seems to praise a man for a criminal act, challenging our ideas about morality. The passage ends with a provocative statement: “You cannot serve both God and money.” Why does this story make us so uncomfortable? #SermonClub ⚓📕
September 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The parable of "The Dishonest Manager" is a head-scratcher because Jesus seems to praise a man for a criminal act, challenging our ideas about morality. The passage ends with a provocative statement: “You cannot serve both God and money.” Why does this story make us so uncomfortable? #SermonClub ⚓📕
While the dishonest manager in Sunday's Gospel is far from a moral role model, Jesus highlights an attractive quality: his shrewdness. He uses his time and resources to secure his future. What does it mean to apply this same sense of urgency to our own lives and spiritual journeys? #SermonClub ⚓📕
September 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
While the dishonest manager in Sunday's Gospel is far from a moral role model, Jesus highlights an attractive quality: his shrewdness. He uses his time and resources to secure his future. What does it mean to apply this same sense of urgency to our own lives and spiritual journeys? #SermonClub ⚓📕
Reposted by Jonathan Rowe
Always useful to be reminded that your sermon is not the words on the page but what is received in the moment by the hearer. 📕
September 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Always useful to be reminded that your sermon is not the words on the page but what is received in the moment by the hearer. 📕
Reposted by Jonathan Rowe
In this time of deep fear and sadness, I know only one Gospel: God will draw all people—*all* people—to himself. ⚓
Defilement and Glory
A Sermon for Holy Cross Day 2025
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September 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
In this time of deep fear and sadness, I know only one Gospel: God will draw all people—*all* people—to himself. ⚓
A modern classic for Holy Cross Day...
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September 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
A modern classic for Holy Cross Day...
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Jesus doesn't just say, "God so loved the world..."
He says, "God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world..."
What does it say when the world primarily thinks of Christians as people who are always ready to condemn? #SermonClub
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He says, "God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world..."
What does it say when the world primarily thinks of Christians as people who are always ready to condemn? #SermonClub
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September 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Jesus doesn't just say, "God so loved the world..."
He says, "God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world..."
What does it say when the world primarily thinks of Christians as people who are always ready to condemn? #SermonClub
⚓📕🕯️
He says, "God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world..."
What does it say when the world primarily thinks of Christians as people who are always ready to condemn? #SermonClub
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In Sunday's lessons, we get this really weird story about Moses and the bronze snake: one of the few times when the Israelites are actually COMMANDED to make a graven image. And Jesus seems to be cool with it, too—enough so to compare it to the Cross! #SermonClub 📕⚓🕯️
September 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
In Sunday's lessons, we get this really weird story about Moses and the bronze snake: one of the few times when the Israelites are actually COMMANDED to make a graven image. And Jesus seems to be cool with it, too—enough so to compare it to the Cross! #SermonClub 📕⚓🕯️
Sunday's Gospel lesson is about "The Cost of Discipleship" from Luke 14:25-33. It's not just a call for small changes; it's an invitation to a complete transformation. #SermonClub 📕
September 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Sunday's Gospel lesson is about "The Cost of Discipleship" from Luke 14:25-33. It's not just a call for small changes; it's an invitation to a complete transformation. #SermonClub 📕