The Parish

RISE | Aaron Holbrough

If our desire to help others in their suffering is motivated from being inconvenienced, then we are the ones who are stuck.

BIGGER THAN YOU THINK | Jan Hux

A prescribed faith that fits into a neat little box with no loose bit may provide comfort and security. But what if God is up to something far bigger?

UNLIKELY | Aaron Holbrough

It is amazing how cocky we get when life is good.  But often when we experience a little adversity, a little pain- it can actually turn us into decent people.

GRACE IN THE WILD | Jan Hux

When circumstances force us into the wilderness, we may feel as though we are being punished. But, perhaps God is just opening an opportunity for us to grow

A SUMMER OF LOVE | Jan hux

The trouble and turmoil in our current world can lead us down paths of anger, resentment, frustration and even hate. But Paul has a better way to suggest.

THE END OF THE ROAD | Jan Hux

When we find we've got to the very end of our road, even there God meets us, and turns us around and gives us a fresh perspective.

beLEAVING the Faith Part Two | Aaron Holbrough

If your faith doesn't have room to adapt and change,  you run the risk of becoming a brittle goat skinned wine bag. 

beLEAVING the Faith Part One | Aaron Holbrough

Some of the most life-giving spiritual experiences aren't on the other side of discovering something new, but in the letting go of something old.  

UNDISAPPOINTABLE | Jan Hux

We can live our lives under a cloud of fear that God is somehow disappointed in us.  But disappointing God may be harder than you think.

PILLOW | Aaron Holbrough

The Life of the faithfull isn't unmarred or unscathed, and this isn't because that wouldn't be faith but because that wouldn't be life.

GOD LOVES A REMATCH | Jan Hux

Failures from our past can haunt us for years even when they have prompted growth and change. Sometimes the very thing we need is a rematch!

MIRACULOUS | Aaron Holbrough

A miracle isn't about filling a net full of fish, it is about filling a heart full of hope.

TECHNICALLY IT’S PARIS | Jan hux

Sometimes our journey takes us places that aren't at all like what we were expecting. And when that happens, faith can feel like risky business.

POINTING TO THE MOON | Aaron Holbrough

A finger pointing to the moon is not the moon itself. A finger can be used, but he who only looks at the finger will never see the moon. Jesus didn't come to end religion, he came to transcend it.  A look at the importance of religious practice and a warning about its misuse.

THE END OF THE STORY | Jan hux

We tend to associate spring and Easter with new beginnings. But in another way, Easter is the end of the story - the grand story of God's saving work.

WHEN IT DAWNS FOR US | Aaron Holbrough

Easter Sunday begins where Good Friday leaves us-in the dark, but it doesn't desire to leave us there.

GOD IS NOT CROSS | Aaron Holbrough

It is only by faith that we can call Good Friday good.

RIDING THE PEACE TRAIN | Jan hux

The kingdom that Jesus is launching as he rides into Jerusalem won't come with the violent overthrow of their Roman occupiers. He is bringing a different kind of peace.