The Parish
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Sunday Mar 28, 2021
Sunday Mar 28, 2021
Everybody loves a parade. But not all parades are created equal and some require a commitment to more than just waving a palm branch.
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
Feeling broken and bruised doesn't mean we're done or useless. In the good news story of Jesus, not only are you allowed to feel broken, but you're a perfect candidate to do good in this world.
Sunday Mar 14, 2021
Sunday Mar 14, 2021
When we follow Jesus, he calls us to deny ourselves - a call to loss. But the paradox of the kingdom of God is that the space created by that loss is filled by a new joy we couldn't have expected.
Sunday Mar 07, 2021
Sunday Mar 07, 2021
There is a path to create no more victims in this world which is deeply human and close to God's heart. Building that path is happening in Peterborough and around the world.
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” — Albert Schweitzer
Sunday Feb 21, 2021
Sunday Feb 21, 2021
If you realized that you had lost Jesus:
How would you go about searching for Him?
How long would it take you to find Him?
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
The ashes that are used to mark the beginning of Lent feel quite discordant in contemporary culture. How can they help us to a more meaningful journey toward Easter?
Sunday Feb 14, 2021
Sunday Feb 14, 2021
Trusting God is not an escape from trusting people, instead, it becomes a safe platform from which to do so.
Sunday Feb 07, 2021
Sunday Feb 07, 2021
In the face of all the turmoil in our world, it's tempting to escape into something that gives our mind a break from the anxiety. Some escape strategies just numb us but the psalmist recommends one that brings hope.
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
There are times when God’s loving gaze is so tangible-so palpable that doubt seems impossible. And yet there are times when God’s tangible presence is so scarce that to believe seems completely inconceivable.
Sunday Jan 24, 2021
Sunday Jan 24, 2021
Maybe the blessedness we're looking for actually rests not in God changing our external circumstances but in changing us.
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Plucked from the Billboard charts of Ancient Israel we look at Psalm 57. This song of David teaches us more about ourselves than it does about God, but what we learn is incredible, and may even earn it a place on your mixtape.
Sunday Jan 10, 2021
Sunday Jan 10, 2021
Rip Van Winkle, of fairy tale fame, seemed to have a great strategy: settle down for a LONG winter's nap and don't wake up until the fuss is all over. But what if there is something important for us that we can only find in the waiting?
Sunday Jan 03, 2021
Sunday Jan 03, 2021
Not everything that comes out of a box actually fits back in. Some things seem to expand and grow and can never find their original shape, what if this is called growth.
Sunday Dec 27, 2020
Sunday Dec 27, 2020
It’s easy to mistakenly assume that peace comes because our external circumstances have changed in a way that removes any cause for agitation and anxiety. But the newborn king that the Magi discovered in Bethlehem brings a different kind of peace.
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
It is important to be amazed at the right parts of this story. In other words open the present, don’t just play with the fancy bows and paper.
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
Disbelief is one of the doorways by which we are invited to enter the Advent story, not as a reader but as many of the characters. Joseph's dilemma not just believable but relatable. Trusting God is only half of the struggle and sometimes not the hardest one.
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
Sometimes the unexpected takes us to dark places. But the message of Advent is that the Light is coming
Parishable
What if you believed that you could make the world a better place. How would that change the way you see and interact with strangers, your neighbors, your co workers, your family
And what if you weren’t the only one If there were others who shared this conviction - that God’s love for us desires to produce love in us and not just in us....but through us. Imagine all the great things we could do fuelled by the conviction that this is part of why we exist.
Belief is not just about knowing God, but joining God, It’s not just about trusting that God is at work in our world but believing that we can be at work in His, partnering with what he is already up to.
Our motivation to meet is outmatched by our motivation to matter…making a difference in our communities, our world.
A fresh expression of serving, loving, engaging. Part of a growing faith community, that is following Jesus wherever he goes, sharing his message of hope and love and extending his peace in our world.
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