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The ParishThe ParishSTORIES+SONGS | the FIERY furnace | Idea-olotry | Aaron HolbroughSpirituality is often seen for its faithfulness to a set of values and ideas behind us.   But faith is tethered by an invisible force that is guiding us forward not holding us backwards. Humanity and culture are adapting and evolving, faith by its nature is ahead of us, not behind us and change is apart of that. 2024-08-1123 minThe ParishThe ParishSTORIES+SONGS | the FIERY furnace | Idea-olotry | Aaron HolbroughSpirituality is often seen for its faithfulness to a set of values and ideas behind us.   But faith is tethered by an invisible force that is guiding us forward not holding us backwards. Humanity and culture are adapting and evolving, faith by its nature is ahead of us, not behind us and change is apart of that. 2024-08-1123 minThe ParishThe ParishSTORIES+SONGS | Psalm 25 | Unfailing Love | Jan HuxDavid writes a song that doesn't allow the reality of God's love to diminish the reality of his present suffering... and a psalm that doesn't allow the reality of David's sin and distress to put an asterisk on God's love for him. 2024-08-0417 minThe ParishThe ParishSTORIES+SONGS | Psalm 25 | Unfailing Love | Jan HuxDavid writes a song that doesn't allow the reality of God's love to diminish the reality of his present suffering... and a psalm that doesn't allow the reality of David's sin and distress to put an asterisk on God's love for him. 2024-08-0417 minThe ParishThe ParishSTORIES+SONGS | NAOMI | Been there, done that | Steve KennedyIf you’ve ever been tempted to attribute the suffering you face in this life as evidence of God’s hand against you, this ancient story of Naomi might be the story for you. 2024-07-2825 minThe ParishThe ParishSTORIES+SONGS | NAOMI | Been there, done that | Steve KennedyIf you’ve ever been tempted to attribute the suffering you face in this life as evidence of God’s hand against you, this ancient story of Naomi might be the story for you. 2024-07-2825 minThe ParishThe ParishSTORIES+SONGS | CAIN wasn't ABLE | a scary story | Aaron HolbroughIn a world that makes us forget we are all connected-this story offers us a stark warning, that in those moments when we don’t think we are Able,....to not become a Cain 2024-07-2121 minThe ParishThe ParishSTORIES+SONGS | CAIN wasn't ABLE | a scary story | Aaron HolbroughIn a world that makes us forget we are all connected-this story offers us a stark warning, that in those moments when we don’t think we are Able,....to not become a Cain 2024-07-2121 minThe ParishThe ParishSTORIES+SONGS | Hagar Two | Eyes Opened | Jan HuxHagar had great faith. But it was faith in what she imagined to be God’s plan rather than faith in God’s self. 2024-07-1317 minThe ParishThe ParishSTORIES+SONGS | Hagar Two | Eyes Opened | Jan HuxHagar had great faith. But it was faith in what she imagined to be God’s plan rather than faith in God’s self. 2024-07-1317 minThe ParishThe ParishSTORIES+SONGS | Psalm 57 | Spiritual Resilience | Aaron HolbroughThis Psalm and the circumstances surrounding its writing offer us a glimpse of what Spiritual Resilience can look like.  Where our hope isn't rooted merely in what we are feeling, but in what we have come to know. 2024-07-0721 minThe ParishThe ParishSTORIES+SONGS | Psalm 57 | Spiritual Resilience | Aaron HolbroughThis Psalm and the circumstances surrounding its writing offer us a glimpse of what Spiritual Resilience can look like.  Where our hope isn't rooted merely in what we are feeling, but in what we have come to know. 2024-07-0721 minThe ParishThe ParishSTORIES+SONGS | Hagar | Being Seen | Jan HuxHagar felt all but invisible in her world. Then she was found by the God who sees her. 2024-06-3020 minThe ParishThe ParishSTORIES+SONGS | Hagar | Being Seen | Jan HuxHagar felt all but invisible in her world. Then she was found by the God who sees her. 2024-06-3020 minThe ParishThe ParishSTORIES+SONGS | Believing is seeing | Aaron HolbroughThe most spiritual moments in your life won't be when you feel God has shown up, but instead when you realize that God had never left. 2024-06-2320 minThe ParishThe ParishSTORIES+SONGS | Believing is seeing | Aaron HolbroughThe most spiritual moments in your life won't be when you feel God has shown up, but instead when you realize that God had never left. 2024-06-2320 minThe ParishThe ParishSTORIES + SONGS | A song for enemies | Jan HuxDavid delighted in the fact that he was intimately known by God, but when it came to his enemies, he wasn’t willing to look past the colour of their uniforms. 2024-06-1623 minThe ParishThe ParishSTORIES + SONGS | A song for enemies | Jan HuxDavid delighted in the fact that he was intimately known by God, but when it came to his enemies, he wasn’t willing to look past the colour of their uniforms. 2024-06-1623 minThe ParishThe ParishSTORIES + SONGS | Jonah can be hard to swallow | Aaron HolbroughThe story of Jonah helps make our own experience comprehensible by offering us a a new way to perceive not only God but ourselves 2024-06-0923 minThe ParishThe ParishSTORIES + SONGS | Jonah can be hard to swallow | Aaron HolbroughThe story of Jonah helps make our own experience comprehensible by offering us a a new way to perceive not only God but ourselves 2024-06-0923 minThe ParishThe ParishPICKLES | Aaron HolbroughPreserving is not the same as hoarding, it is knowing what is worth keeping. 2024-06-0216 minThe ParishThe ParishPICKLES | Aaron HolbroughPreserving is not the same as hoarding, it is knowing what is worth keeping. 2024-06-0216 minThe ParishThe Parishal-to-geth-er | UNBURDENED | Jan HuxJesus offers rest to followers who are weary and burdened. But it isn't found in a hammock under a shade tree. 2024-05-2618 minThe ParishThe Parishal-to-geth-er | UNBURDENED | Jan HuxJesus offers rest to followers who are weary and burdened. But it isn't found in a hammock under a shade tree. 2024-05-2618 minThe ParishThe Parishal-to-geth-er | BREAKING A SWEAT | Aaron HolbroughMotivation is what gets us started, but it is discipline that keeps us going. 2024-05-1922 minThe ParishThe Parishal-to-geth-er | BREAKING A SWEAT | Aaron HolbroughMotivation is what gets us started, but it is discipline that keeps us going. 2024-05-1922 minThe ParishThe Parishal-to-geth-er | AN ACQUIRED TASTE | Jan HuxGod wants to fill our emptiness and has hidden the divine in all sorts of places so our spirits can be nourished.   2024-05-1217 minThe ParishThe Parishal-to-geth-er | AN ACQUIRED TASTE | Jan HuxGod wants to fill our emptiness and has hidden the divine in all sorts of places so our spirits can be nourished.   2024-05-1217 minThe ParishThe Parishal-to-geth-er | INTRODUCTION | Aaron HolbroughWhat if planted in our everyday ordinary lives are the secrets that can actually produce a better one.   2024-05-0522 minThe ParishThe Parishal-to-geth-er | INTRODUCTION | Aaron HolbroughWhat if planted in our everyday ordinary lives are the secrets that can actually produce a better one.   2024-05-0522 minThe ParishThe ParishIN THE SAME BOAT | Aaron HolbroughWe all might be in the same boat, but depending on where you are sitting, it might be a completely different storm. 2024-04-2822 minThe ParishThe ParishIN THE SAME BOAT | Aaron HolbroughWe all might be in the same boat, but depending on where you are sitting, it might be a completely different storm. 2024-04-2822 minThe ParishThe ParishHEARTBURN | Jan HuxOn that first Easter Sunday, the disciples on the Emmaus Road found that heartburn isn't always a bad thing! 2024-04-2019 minThe ParishThe ParishHEARTBURN | Jan HuxOn that first Easter Sunday, the disciples on the Emmaus Road found that heartburn isn't always a bad thing! 2024-04-2019 minThe ParishThe ParishThe State of The commUNION | Aaron HolbroughThe power of real community shows us that the incarnation continues to be the miracle of God in skin and bones 2024-04-1416 minThe ParishThe ParishThe State of The commUNION | Aaron HolbroughThe power of real community shows us that the incarnation continues to be the miracle of God in skin and bones 2024-04-1416 minThe ParishThe ParishJUST GOD | Christian HarveyIf God doesn't give up on people, then maybe we should do our best to do the same. 2024-04-0715 minThe ParishThe ParishJUST GOD | Christian HarveyIf God doesn't give up on people, then maybe we should do our best to do the same. 2024-04-0715 minThe ParishThe ParishEASTER SUNDAY FOR EVERYONE | Look again | Aaron HolbroughResurrection may surprise you, in fact-thats the point. 2024-03-3115 minThe ParishThe ParishEASTER SUNDAY FOR EVERYONE | Look again | Aaron HolbroughResurrection may surprise you, in fact-thats the point. 2024-03-3115 minThe ParishThe Parisha GOOD FRIDAY for EVERYONE | Aaron HolbroughFor too many people, Good Friday is more about math than it is about love. 2024-03-2915 minThe ParishThe Parisha GOOD FRIDAY for EVERYONE | Aaron HolbroughFor too many people, Good Friday is more about math than it is about love. 2024-03-2915 minThe ParishThe ParishEASTER FOR EVERYONE | Prince of Peace | Jan HuxWEEK SIX | We may dismiss the Jesus way because it won’t get us where we want to go but the problem isn’t in Jesus’ path but in our destination. 2024-03-2319 minThe ParishThe ParishEASTER FOR EVERYONE | Prince of Peace | Jan HuxWEEK SIX | We may dismiss the Jesus way because it won’t get us where we want to go but the problem isn’t in Jesus’ path but in our destination. 2024-03-2319 minThe ParishThe ParishEASTER FOR EVERYONE | Come forth | Aaron HolbroughWEEK FIVE | We are invited to leave the darkness of our lives and begin unwrapping our fears with the invitation of a single word. 2024-03-1620 minThe ParishThe ParishEASTER FOR EVERYONE | Come forth | Aaron HolbroughWEEK FIVE | We are invited to leave the darkness of our lives and begin unwrapping our fears with the invitation of a single word. 2024-03-1620 minThe ParishThe ParishEASTER FOR EVERYONE | Inclusion | Jan HuxWEEK FOUR | When Jesus healed ten men living under the burden and stigma of leprosy, he was doing far more than setting up a new laser dermatology clinic, he was creating a community of inclusion. 2024-03-0920 minThe ParishThe ParishEASTER FOR EVERYONE | Inclusion | Jan HuxWEEK FOUR | When Jesus healed ten men living under the burden and stigma of leprosy, he was doing far more than setting up a new laser dermatology clinic, he was creating a community of inclusion. 2024-03-0920 minThe ParishThe ParishEASTER FOR EVERYONE | Perception | Aaron HolbroughWEEK THREE | You can follow Jesus and still be blind, It’s in trusting that you will see. 2024-03-0319 minThe ParishThe ParishEASTER FOR EVERYONE | Perception | Aaron HolbroughWEEK THREE | You can follow Jesus and still be blind, It’s in trusting that you will see. 2024-03-0319 minThe ParishThe ParishEASTER FOR EVERYONE | Childlike | Jan HuxWEEK TWO | The kingdom of heaven will not come through political coup nor is it a future utopia, it is among us already and becomes apparent when we follow Jesus in childlike humility. 2024-02-2417 minThe ParishThe ParishEASTER FOR EVERYONE | Childlike | Jan HuxWEEK TWO | The kingdom of heaven will not come through political coup nor is it a future utopia, it is among us already and becomes apparent when we follow Jesus in childlike humility. 2024-02-2417 minThe ParishThe ParishEASTER FOR EVERYONE | Why Be Behind | Aaron HolbroughWEEK ONE | I cannot really tell you what Easter means, but instead only ask you what you need it to mean. 2024-02-1820 minThe ParishThe ParishEASTER FOR EVERYONE | Why Be Behind | Aaron HolbroughWEEK ONE | I cannot really tell you what Easter means, but instead only ask you what you need it to mean. 2024-02-1820 minThe ParishThe ParishTWO WORLDS | Jan HuxJames encourages us to see other people as companions on the journey who we are to love, not as competitors in a game of acquisition who must be bested. 2024-02-1017 minThe ParishThe ParishTWO WORLDS | Jan HuxJames encourages us to see other people as companions on the journey who we are to love, not as competitors in a game of acquisition who must be bested. 2024-02-1017 minThe ParishThe ParishSPOKEN | Jan HuxPhysical wounds can heal, but the impact of words can last a lifetime. Choose them wisely. 2024-02-0421 minThe ParishThe ParishSPOKEN | Jan HuxPhysical wounds can heal, but the impact of words can last a lifetime. Choose them wisely. 2024-02-0421 minThe ParishThe ParishLITMUS TEST | Aaron HolbroughWhat if our connection to the presence of God desires to be connected to our presence in the world?  2024-01-2818 minThe ParishThe ParishLITMUS TEST | Aaron HolbroughWhat if our connection to the presence of God desires to be connected to our presence in the world?  2024-01-2818 minThe ParishThe ParishNO FAVORITES | Jan HuxIf our faith makes us look like Jesus, we won't play favourites. 2024-01-2021 minThe ParishThe ParishNO FAVORITES | Jan HuxIf our faith makes us look like Jesus, we won't play favourites. 2024-01-2021 minThe ParishThe ParishWABI-SABI | Aaron HolbroughDon’t let your circumstances determine how your life unfolds, Let your choices do that.  Let your faith…..your trust in God do that. 2024-01-1418 minThe ParishThe ParishWABI-SABI | Aaron HolbroughDon’t let your circumstances determine how your life unfolds, Let your choices do that.  Let your faith…..your trust in God do that. 2024-01-1418 minThe ParishThe ParishELEPHANTS in a ROOM | Aaron HolbroughWhat is an obvious truth that is being ignored or goes unaddressed? It's an elephant in a room.  This is a story about four, see if you can find them all. 2024-01-0717 minThe ParishThe ParishELEPHANTS in a ROOM | Aaron HolbroughWhat is an obvious truth that is being ignored or goes unaddressed? It's an elephant in a room.  This is a story about four, see if you can find them all. 2024-01-0717 minThe ParishThe ParishFROM TIME TO MOMENTS | Jan HuxThe world around us encourages us to work hard squeezing more and more into every day. But perhaps what we actually need is to stand still and squeeze all the goodness out of this moment. 2023-12-3117 minThe ParishThe ParishFROM TIME TO MOMENTS | Jan HuxThe world around us encourages us to work hard squeezing more and more into every day. But perhaps what we actually need is to stand still and squeeze all the goodness out of this moment. 2023-12-3117 minThe ParishThe ParishWITNESS | Aaron HolbroughADVENT WEEK FOUR | The Christmas story bears witness to the idea that sometimes you cannot take what you discover, but you can only keep what has been revealed. 2023-12-2417 minThe ParishThe ParishWITNESS | Aaron HolbroughADVENT WEEK FOUR | The Christmas story bears witness to the idea that sometimes you cannot take what you discover, but you can only keep what has been revealed. 2023-12-2417 minThe ParishThe ParishQUIETNESS | Jan HuxADVENT WEEK THREE | The practice of Advent invites us into a season of contemplation, a season of waiting and hoping and listening – into an oasis of quiet in a cacophonous world. 2023-12-1722 minThe ParishThe ParishQUIETNESS | Jan HuxADVENT WEEK THREE | The practice of Advent invites us into a season of contemplation, a season of waiting and hoping and listening – into an oasis of quiet in a cacophonous world. 2023-12-1722 minThe ParishThe ParishDARKNESS | Jan HuxADVENT WEEK TWO | In Advent we sit in darkness, waiting for the Light to come. But sometimes that prospect brings fear rather than hope. 2023-12-1018 minThe ParishThe ParishDARKNESS | Jan HuxADVENT WEEK TWO | In Advent we sit in darkness, waiting for the Light to come. But sometimes that prospect brings fear rather than hope. 2023-12-1018 minThe ParishThe ParishWILLINGNESS | Aaron HolbroughADVENT WEEK ONE | Sometimes being favoured feels like you're not. 2023-12-0319 minThe ParishThe ParishWILLINGNESS | Aaron HolbroughADVENT WEEK ONE | Sometimes being favoured feels like you're not. 2023-12-0319 minThe ParishThe ParishTHE KING AND THEIR KINGDOM | Jan HuxChristians have been encouraged to eagerly await the coming of Jesus in glory as King. But what if we are supposed to be working instead of waiting? 2023-11-2621 minThe ParishThe ParishTHE KING AND THEIR KINGDOM | Jan HuxChristians have been encouraged to eagerly await the coming of Jesus in glory as King. But what if we are supposed to be working instead of waiting? 2023-11-2621 minThe ParishThe ParishTHE MOMENT | Aaron HolbroughWhat is the moment that darkness turns to light? 2023-11-1917 minThe ParishThe ParishTHE MOMENT | Aaron HolbroughWhat is the moment that darkness turns to light? 2023-11-1917 minThe ParishThe ParishAMONG | Aaron HolbroughSometimes it is easier to design a house than it is to build a life. 2023-11-1217 minThe ParishThe ParishAMONG | Aaron HolbroughSometimes it is easier to design a house than it is to build a life. 2023-11-1217 minThe ParishThe ParishWhat Jesus said is what Jesus did | Jan HuxJesus not only taught beautiful virtues, he lived them out day by day... and he invites us to follow him on that path. 2023-11-0420 minThe ParishThe ParishWhat Jesus said is what Jesus did | Jan HuxJesus not only taught beautiful virtues, he lived them out day by day... and he invites us to follow him on that path. 2023-11-0420 minThe ParishThe ParishTHE BUTTON | Do No Harm | Aaron HolbroughHe is calling on us to interrupt the cycle of pain and harm, by responding in a completely different way. A way that creatively, intentionally builds and doesn’t do more harm. 2023-10-2922 minThe ParishThe ParishTHE BUTTON | Do No Harm | Aaron HolbroughHe is calling on us to interrupt the cycle of pain and harm, by responding in a completely different way. A way that creatively, intentionally builds and doesn’t do more harm. 2023-10-2922 minThe ParishThe ParishRELEASED | Forgiveness | Jan HuxLewis Smedes has said that to forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. 2023-10-2121 minThe ParishThe ParishRELEASED | Forgiveness | Jan HuxLewis Smedes has said that to forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. 2023-10-2121 minThe ParishThe ParishCURIOUS | Non Judgment | Jan HuxIt is said that judgement and curiosity are mutually exclusive. But when we stay curious, we make space for love. 2023-10-1420 minThe ParishThe ParishCURIOUS | Non Judgment | Jan HuxIt is said that judgement and curiosity are mutually exclusive. But when we stay curious, we make space for love. 2023-10-1420 minThe ParishThe ParishTHE MOST EXCELLENT WAY | AaronLove that isn't expressed...isn't love.  It looks a whole lot different when it is out of the box. 2023-10-0818 minThe ParishThe ParishTHE MOST EXCELLENT WAY | AaronLove that isn't expressed...isn't love.  It looks a whole lot different when it is out of the box. 2023-10-0818 minThe ParishThe ParishMEANING MAKER | Aaron HolbroughWhat if everything has a cause but not everything has a reason….and what if God has invited us to give it a reason-which makes it meaningful. 2023-09-3017 minThe ParishThe ParishMEANING MAKER | Aaron HolbroughWhat if everything has a cause but not everything has a reason….and what if God has invited us to give it a reason-which makes it meaningful. 2023-09-3017 minThe ParishThe ParishRUST PROOF | Desire | Aaron HolbroughOur problem it turns out isn't desire, but disordered desire. if we could find a way to understand what God values, then perhaps our own would line up accordingly. 2023-09-2421 minThe ParishThe ParishRUST PROOF | Desire | Aaron HolbroughOur problem it turns out isn't desire, but disordered desire. if we could find a way to understand what God values, then perhaps our own would line up accordingly. 2023-09-2421 minThe ParishThe ParishWE ALL WIN | Humility | Jan HuxWhen we come to a place where we can stop bolstering our ego by comparing ourselves to others, we may find that everyone wins. 2023-09-1721 minThe ParishThe ParishWE ALL WIN | Humility | Jan HuxWhen we come to a place where we can stop bolstering our ego by comparing ourselves to others, we may find that everyone wins. 2023-09-1721 minThe ParishThe ParishSOMETHING TO SAY | INTRO | Aaron HolbroughIt is amazing what Jesus has to say to us, if we would only let him speak. 2023-09-1017 minThe ParishThe ParishSOMETHING TO SAY | INTRO | Aaron HolbroughIt is amazing what Jesus has to say to us, if we would only let him speak. 2023-09-1017 min