The Parish

SMELLS LIKE FAITH | Aaron Holbrough

Move over Versace and Gucci there's a new fragrance and it is even stronger than the stench of death.

THE REWARDS OF RETHINKING | Jan hux

If we depend on our faith as the solid foundation of our lives then it can be threatening to rethink it. But what if it isn't supposed to be the foundation?
 

THE mENDING OF THE WORLD | Aaron Holbrough

Jesus didn't come to end something, he came to start something.

JUSTUS | Jan Hux

Exclusive religious systems ensure that the only people who get in are “just us”. But to those places, Jesus brings his justice.

AMBIVALENT | Aaron Holbrough

Easter isn’t just a date on a calendar it’s part of the human experience and I don't know how I feel about it.  But what helps me, is experiencing it from the crowd instead of the cloud.

INTO THE WILDERNESS | Jan Hux

Lent invites us into the wilderness - to escape the noise and to find our true self.

BLANKET | Aaron Holbrough

If your spirituality does’t offer you any hope for the things we struggle with in in the hear and now, I wouldn’t trust it to deliver anything in the here after

LOSING THE BIBLE AND FINDING JESUS | Jan hux

Many things can tarnish the bible for us - bad teaching, confusing content or even just familiarity. But it's worth scraping off the tarnish, because there is gold inside

FROM SCARCITY TO ABUNDANCE | Jan Hux

When we give, we may feel virtuous for helping someone in need. But maybe there is a better reason for doing it!

THE REST OF GOD | Aaron Holbrough

What happens when our eyes are shut can alter our perception of what happens when they are open.

MORE THAN A PEELING | Aaron Holbrough

If you can experience the presence of God in small things, you can experience it in all things, because faith after all is more than a peeling....it's a practice.

FINDING AWE | Jan Hux

The Feast of Epiphany invites us to find the transcendent in ordinary places... and to be overjoyed.

SEARCHING FOR ZOE | Aaron Holbrough

"We thought we had all the answers, it turns out it was the questions we had wrong" ~Bono

DID YOU FIND IT | Aaron Holbrough

It's Christmas morning, and after you have opened everything up--did you find it?  Perhaps there is one remaining thing to open....your heart.

WHEN INFINITY COMES TO TOWN | Jan Hux

Advent challenges us to prepare to meet a God who is both infinite and imminent

NON SPEAKING PART | Aaron Holbrough

The Christmas story shows us that something beautiful can come from the unexpected, even the misunderstood.  It is a story about broken hearts and fear, conquered by hope and promise, and the difference a good nights sleep can make.
 

EXPECTING JOY | Jan Hux

When we look at the world around us, we may long for revolution. But Mary expected the coming of a different kind of kingdom, and it filled her with joy!

ADVENTAGIOUS | Aaron Holbrough

Christmas reminds us that we are apart of something that has already started without our knowing, yet it includes us and we are not behind.