This week we continue our series on The Theology of Wood with a sermon on the story of the medieval longbow and what it teaches us about how God's good creation can often fall short and miss the mark. Join us as we continue seek, name, and know

The Theology of Wood

Jan 21st, 2023 31m 23s

This week, Pastor John will be talking about the created potential of wood—God's gift to build a world. In the weeks ahead we'll talk about how that potential sometimes falls short, how it can be redemptive (via a conversation with several wood

Handel's Messiah (Imagine Knowing God Personally)

Jan 21st, 2023 29m 50s

Join us for a three part series on Handel's Messiah and how God is at work in the centuries old music of George Frideric Handel.

Handel's Messiah (What God's Rest Feels Like)

Jan 21st, 2023 31m 31s

Join us for a three part series on Handel's Messiah and how God is at work in the centuries old music of George Frideric Handel.

Handel's Messiah (What Comfort Sounds Like)

Jan 21st, 2023 35m 58s

Join us for a three part series on Handel's Messiah and how God is at work in the centuries old music of George Frideric Handel.

Growing Into the Future With Confidence

Nov 23rd, 2022 30m 29s

Join us this week as we talk about and look towards God's good future and our place in it.

Are Miracles Really Supernatural?

Nov 17th, 2022 31m 36s

This week, Pastor John talks about the nature of miracles, proposing a paradigm shift towards thinking about miracles as a natural way of realigning broken things in our world.

How to See an Unseen God

Nov 17th, 2022 31m 12s

Join us as Pastor John talks about the ebb and flow of the God who moves in and in between the mundane and the extravagance of everyday life.

Confessing Our Sins (Re: Indigenous Cultural Genocide)

Nov 17th, 2022 35m 23s

Pastor John talks about the process of truth and reconciliation, and we acknowledge the pain we have caused and been a part of causing. Join us as we mourn, learn, and take steps towards reconciliation.

Engaging Worry As Prayer

Oct 26th, 2022 19m 9s

Join us as Cari Fydirchuk brings us a timely word on worry and prayer.

An Insect Parable (From the Entomological Mind of God)

Oct 26th, 2022 33m 44s

Join us as we dive into some of the many things we can learn about God from insects!

The Theology of Blue Jays Baseball

Oct 18th, 2022 32m

In the wake of the Blue Jays loss this year, Pastor John preaches on baseball and the God who gives good gifts - even when we lose.

God Includes Everyone (Whoever You Are)

Oct 4th, 2022 36m 34s

This week, pastor John talks about inclusion and how all people are invited to God's table. Join us as we take communion together, and feel free to participate and partake with whatever you have from wherever you are listening.

God Shares (Life With You)

Oct 4th, 2022 31m 12s

Thanks for Joining us!

God Speaks Your Language (and Knows Where You're at)

Sep 22nd, 2022 27m 30s

This week, we talk about how God speaks through the wind, sailing, and however else we may need to meet with our creator.

Giving Up Control (And Finding Spiritual Freedom)

Sep 22nd, 2022 31m 38s

Join us as John talks about finding freedom in God's sovereignty and in surrendering our own sense of control.

What Does it Mean to be Known by God?

Sep 21st, 2022 30m 23s

John's back and ready to dig in, starting with tackling the question of what does it mean to be know by God? A common but cryptic saying with a deep message, join us as we work on knowing and being known by God.

God's (Auto) Restoring Heart

Sep 21st, 2022 30m 26s

Here's one from the vault's! Join us as John talks about the God who restores us and who has built it into us to restore things as well - like cars.

What Sort of Tale Have we Fallen Into?

Aug 2nd, 2022 32m 22s

Join us as guest preacher Jacqui Mignault brings us a word on Peter and Cornelius, Sam and Frodo, and the stories we find ourselves in.

The Theology of Horses

Aug 2nd, 2022 30m 15s

Join us as Pastor John talks about his experience with the power and beauty of horses and how we can see God in and at work in these magnificent animals.

Experiencing God's Restoration

Jul 11th, 2022 29m 19s

Join us as we talk about some of the ways that God restores us - our minds, our hearts, and our relationship to God.

Waiting For God

Jul 11th, 2022 28m 15s

This week, Pastor John talks about the psalms, patience, and the movement of our great God. Thanks for joining us!

Escaping With God (Psalm 124)

Jun 13th, 2022 31m 11s

Join us this week as Pastor John Van Sloten speaks about how God sets us free from our bonds.

The Sporting Parable of Connor McDavid

Jun 13th, 2022 25m 29s

Join us as Pastor John talks about God's presence in hockey players.

God's Veiled Mystery in a Giant Squid

May 29th, 2022 26m 47s

As we wrap up our "theology of animals pod," Paster John talks about the mysteries and wonder found in the scientific pursuit of the illusive giant squid.