The Parish

eat and breathe justice | Aaron Holbrough

What if we could find satisfaction in working towards justice, not just in the experience of justice, It would mean planting trees of whose fruit we might never get a chance to eat.

choosing to be meek | Jan Hux

When Jesus pronounces blessing on those who are meek he isn't addressing those who are weak and ineffectual but rather those who may have power and privilege but choose to hold them in reserve.

the constellation of grief | Aaron Holbrough

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted... both troubles and intrigues me, if this is a promise, it doesn’t seem to work the way we think promises work.

when empty is full (poor in spirit) | Jan Hux

Jesus isn’t looking for religious rule-keepers with their noses deep in their bibles, he is looking for followers. Followers who know they aren’t good at it yet, so know they need to stick close and watch what Jesus does.
 

GOLD in these HILLS | Intro | Aaron Holbrough

A lot of things in this life can seem like an uphill battle. It can feel at times like these mountains-and God are working against us.  Jesus will have us pause to consider that there might be Gold in these hills.

Not the end of the story | Jan Hux

Death, burial and resurrection - it is a story that captivates us; it is theology that grounds us and it is metaphor that shapes our lives.

IT'S EASTER | CHECK AGAIN | Aaron Holbrough

We often discover joy in places where happiness could not survive.

good FRIDAY | Aaron Holbrough

This is one of those stories were we are watching people who don’t fully understand what they are seeing. And if we’re honest… neither do we.

reLENTless week six | After the Parade | Steve Kennedy

What if the answer was as close as your next breath, you just have to breathe it in.

reLENTless | A Village Between Them | Aaron Holbrough

Two questions. Two answers. On opposite sides of the same road...one invitation remains.

reLENTless | You can Have it All | Jan Hux

Satan was offering a deal that sounded too good to refuse but Jesus knew enough to read the fine print!

reLENTless | Spiritual Rummage Sale | Aaron Holbrough

Faith isn't made real when God shows up, it is made real when you realize God never left.

reLENTless | Stones to Bread | Jan Hux

The tempter offers Jesus a convenient plan for dealing with his uncomfortable wilderness time. But, it seems some lessons can only be learned when we are in the desert and we are hungry.

reLENTless | Where the wild things are | Aaron Holbrough

What we become on the journey can matter as much as what we hope to find at the end.

HUMAN KIND | Spectator Sport | Jan Hux

Social trends and the availability of digital media seem to be shifting us toward becoming spectators in life. But Jesus invites us to get out of our armchairs and really see our neighbours. 

HUMANKIND | Loafing Around | Aaron Holbrough

The hope of the world is not that God gives up on human kind and fixes everything without us. The hope of the world is that God refuses to abandon us…and keeps working through ordinary people.

HUMAN KIND | Layer Cake | Jan Hux

At the wedding in Cana, Jesus gives us a picture of how to be kind in a deeply human situation.

HUMAN KIND | Be Both | Aaron Holbrough

I wonder if the opening chapter of Genesis didn't tell us that Humanity was created in the image of God, we would have ever had the courage to look for it.