The Parish

METEORA | Aaron Holbrough

Sometimes the reason we can’t find God in our life not because the divine isn’t present, it is because we aren’t.  We are often convinced that the misery we are experiencing is because God has left.  But that just isn’t true.

GAINING by LOSING | Jan Hux

The season of COVID may have made us more risk averse - wanting to cling more tightly to our loved ones and our resources. But if we want "the life of the ages", we might need to leave our comfort zone.

THE REST // OF WORK | Jan Hux

When we feel completely spent, the last thing we want is to be given more work. But Jesus says that being part of His work is the very thing that will refresh us.

MYSTERY & MEANING | Jan Hux

As we journey, we may encounter approaches to faith that appear to be polar opposites - but which one is right? Perhaps the answer lies not in either-or but in both-and.

SALT | Aaron Holbrough

The past couple of weeks have been filled with so much tragedy it can make us wonder how God can ever heal this world so broken.  But perhaps God is not trying to heal the world for us as much as healing it with us.  This may change everything.

A MORE CHRISTLIKE GOD | Brad Jersak

Whether our notions of 'god' are personal projections or inherited traditions, author and theologian Brad Jersak proposes a radical reassessment, arguing for A More Christlike God: a More Beautiful Gospel. 
Here is the Video version of his Message: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zts7t5PMO9g

The Scandalous Love of the Father | Jan Hux

Some of us have travelled far, some of us have worked hard and we may feel that we deserve a party. But the best party ever is when we come home to the Father's love.
 

EYE EXAM | Jan Hux

The question. "Who is my neighbour?" is an old one, but we may need new eyes to get the answer right.

LOST AND FOUND | Jan Hux

Sometimes you have the good fortune to find something that you had thought was lost forever, When you do, you may find that it's even more precious to you than it was before.
 

A GIFT OF BURIED TREASURE | Jan Hux

We may all have dreamed about finding buried treasure - or at least a loonie under the couch cushions. But what if we could get the treasure without having to find it or dig it up?

NO WEEDING NEEDED | Jan Hux

We weed our gardens to get rid of the plants we don't want so that the good plants can grow. But sometimes weeding is more harmful than helpful.

LEAVENING OUR COMMUNITY | Jan Hux

Yeast granules are unattractive and insignificant looking. But despite that, they can have a transformative impact.

SOUL ATTENTION | TWO | Christa Hesselink

Welcome to week two of Christa's series on the soul.  This message includes several spiritual practices.  "Spiritual practice is to pierce the illusions that God is distant or absent"  ~Thomas Keating
So we practice these not for perfection but for presence.

SOUL ATTENTION | ONE | Christa Hesselink

What is the soul?  And where would we look to find it?  Our Guest Christa inspires us today in this busy chaotic time to slow down enough to catch not just a glimpse, but the experience of our Souls.

What Does God Really Want? | Jan Hux | April 17th, 2021

Misperceptions of what God wants generally grow out of a kernel of truth yet they can, nonetheless, be misleading. But don't worry, God is great at busting out of any box we try to confine Him to!

"Beloved | Belong | Become" | Charlie Mashinter | April 11th, 2021

Orphan Trains and the power of community with Charlie Mashinter (Bishop of our Denomination the Be In Christ Church of Canada).

Fear and Great Joy | Easter Sunday | Jan Hux | April 4th, 2021

As we try to live a life of faith, we get the opportunity, in a myriad of individual decisions, to let fear keep us stuck where we are or, instead, to move forward toward joy.

Good Friday | Christian Harvey | April 2nd, 2021