Resources
We are exploring fresh expressions of a Jesus-shaped life. We tell stories, craft liturgies, write songs, and listen to diverse voices. Aware of the spiritual trauma many carry, we offer these resources humbly, not as truth with a capital “T”, but as reflections of our own journeys.
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Sermons
We follow the liturgical calendar–Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Eastertide, Pentecost, Ordinary Time, and within Ordinary Time, the Season of Creation. As we make this annual journey, the scriptures and themes interface with what is unfolding both within our community and the world around us. Invariably, the Spirit shows up. Our sermon series, blogs, and home grown liturgies are designed around these seasons yet are also infused with the presence of a God who faithfully feeds us and loves us.
Curiosity, wondering, questions, and storytelling are vehicles for our growth. We find our way, together.
Blog
Wild Church
When we moved to England we bought an old red Vauxhall from an elderly gentleman. On our first drive in the countryside around Bristol we stumbled upon a small “pick your own” apple orchard with heritage English apples. A short, wiry man with cheeks like an apple doll...
Table Talk
How do you take up space at the table? Are you someone who gravitates to the centre of attention, or do you hang out at the margins and listen? Are you looking out for the newcomer, or do you prefer sitting next to people you know? Some of us are introverts, some are...
The Hot Potato
Can you recall a meal with other people that you recently enjoyed? I imagine the food was good and the conversation was interesting, flowing freely. I imagine you left feeling warm and full inside. There is nothing better than warm conviviality around a table. Some of...
Midnight Feasts and Apron Strings
This week’s passage was Luke 12:32-40. In it, we see once again how Luke organizes Jesus’ teachings, pairing words of instruction with a parable. In this passage, both of these—the words of instruction and the parable—contain the theme of time, both the present AND...
Creatures and Cohabitors of this World
As a church, we want to cultivate kinship with God, one another, and creation. This kinship is based on our understanding that the natural world is interrelated by Creator’s design, and that we humans, as creatures and cohabitors of this world, are part of this net of...