The Parish

Some are more paralyzed by their beliefs than they are freed by them.

Freedom is not something we wait for, it is something we risk for.

Many of the central characters in Old Testament stories live complex lives. While we may not want to follow their example, if we look at them as a mirror we may recognize in them, aspects of our own life that need attention.

You don't forget a truth that sets you free, but you might forget the title.

Hope is more than wishful thinking because it is not focused on what we are wishing for – it is focused on Who we are hoping in.

Psalm 57 doesn't tells how things are, it tells us how things feel, and for that it has Cave Reviews.

Hannah and Peninnah - two wives in the same household but living with very different sorrows. How can they find a way forward?

As a young tree is bent so will it grow, but there can be more to an old story with a new name. 

How can we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land? A poignant plea by exiles bound up with God in their story but immersed in a pagan culture by their circumstances.
 

Before it speaks, the unforgettable fire waits, to see who notices.

Leah lived in a household marked by deceit, manipulation and competition. But she saw it through her gentle eyes and chose a different path.
 

Apparently God doesn't cease to know our thoughts, but unfortunately we can cease to know Hers.

Healed people don't change the world, changed people do.

It is the details we dwell upon that make a story-the story we chose to tell.

We often think it's a miracle when we feel that God has heard us and responded, but what if for God a miracle is when we have heard his voice and responded.

What the Emmaus Road disciples thought they wanted was a conventional king on a throne of political power. What they got was broken bread on the Communion table.

Easter | A sense of wonder we feel in the presence of something vast that transcends our understanding of the world.

Good Friday with special guest Steve Kennedy.