Yearly Archives: 2015
Mandi preaches: Good News – Mark 1:1-20
Rev. Mandi Hecht preaches on Mark 1:1-20 at Faith Community Church in Wakaw, SK on Sunday, December 27th, 2015. John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, ... Read More »
My Thoughts on Star Wars: The Force Awakens
If you haven't seen the new Star Wars movie yet, maybe come back and read this once you have - here be SPOILERS! Read More »
Mandi preaches: Rebuilding – Ezra 1:1-4; 3:1-4, 10-13
Rev. Mandi Hecht preaches on Ezra 1:1-4; 3:1-4, 10-13 at Faith Community Church in Wakaw, SK on Sunday, December 13th, 2015. Cyrus Helps the Exiles to Return 1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to ... Read More »
Mandi preaches: Comfort – Isaiah 40:1-11
Rev. Mandi Hecht preaches on Isaiah 40:1-11 at Faith Community Church in Wakaw, SK on Sunday, December 6th, 2015. Comfort for God’s People 40 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her ... Read More »
Why I do #NaNoWriMo every year
I just finished NaNoWriMo 2015, marking my twelfth year participating in this event. Of those 12 attempts, 6 of them were “winners“, in that I crossed the 50,000 word mark before the end of the month. However, I only ever completed one ... Read More »
Mandi preaches: The Gift of Advent – 2 Kings 22:1-10; 23:1-3
Rev. Mandi Hecht preaches on 2 Kings 22:1-10; 23:1-3 at Faith Community Church in Wakaw, SK on Sunday, November 29th, 2015. The Book of the Law Found 22 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned ... Read More »
Mandi preaches: Message From the Vineyard – Isaiah 5:1-7; 11:1-5
Rev. Mandi Hecht preaches on Isaiah 5:1-7; 11:1-5 at Faith Community Church in Wakaw, SK on Sunday, November 22nd, 2015. The Song of the Vineyard 5 I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard: My ... Read More »
Mandi preaches: Choose This Day – 1 Kings 18:20-39
Rev. Mandi Hecht preaches on 1 Kings 18:20-39 at Faith Community Church in Wakaw, SK on Sunday, November 8th, 2015. 20 So Ahab sent word throughout all Israel and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel. 21 Elijah went before the ... Read More »
Mandi preaches: The Tale of Two Kings – 1 Kings 12:1-17, 25-29
Rev. Mandi Hecht preaches on 1 Kings 12:1-17, 25-29 at Faith Community Church in Wakaw, SK on Sunday, November 1st, 2015. Israel Rebels Against Rehoboam 12 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. ... Read More »
Mandi preaches: God Was With Him – 2 Samuel 5:1-5; 6:1-5
Rev. Mandi Hecht preaches on 2 Samuel 5:1-5; 6:1-5 at Faith Community Church in Wakaw, SK on Sunday, October 25th, 2015. David Becomes King Over Israel 5 All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “We ... Read More »
Why I’m voting NDP tomorrow
Those of you who’ve watched this space for a while know that I generally do not consider myself beholden to any particular political party. I tend to vote based on policies, so without further ado, the policies that decided me ... Read More »
Mandi preaches: We Remember – Deuteronomy 5:1-21; 6:4-9
Rev. Mandi Hecht preaches on Deuteronomy 5:1-21; 6:4-9 at Faith Community Church in Wakaw, SK on Sunday, October 11th, 2015. The Ten Commandments 5 Moses summoned all Israel and said: Hear, Israel, the decrees and laws I declare in your ... Read More »