This Sunday, as we celebrate Palm Sunday together, Ruth will be talking with us about how Jesus' triumphal entry shows us the light that is shining in the darkness.

This Sunday, we're talking about Faith and Film. Jamie spoke about the recent (Oscar-nominated) film, The Zone of Interest, and how it relates to us today on the topic of facing the issues of our world. You don't have to have watched the movie beforehand as Jamie will give us the context we need; however, if you are curious, the trailer for the movie can be watched here: https://youtu.be/r-vfg3KkV54?si=zpp8jq8eiwVBHeoA

It's our last Word Sunday looking at the question of what it means to follow a cosmic Jesus in the real world. This week we continue reading in John’s Jesus-biography (John 1). Erin will help us explore how the cosmic-ness of Christ impacts both our encounters and how we show up in the real world.

We're continuing to explore Cosmic Jesus in the Real World -- a short series grappling with the real world implications of Jesus's divinity. This Sunday, Jay will read a few more sentences in John’s Jesus-biography, and he’ll ponder why Cosmic Jesus in the Real World was unrecognized and unwanted.

This Sunday, we're talking about "Cosmic Jesus in the Real World" and looking at some of the wild and confusing passages in John 1 (and Colossians 1). It gets pretty weird. Although Jesus's life is a remarkable example to us, the early church understood that their encounter with Jesus was an encounter with much more than an example: it was a revelation of reality.

It's Advent, and we're talking about the stories of Jesus' birth in the Bible. The historical, weirdly mundane reality of Jesus' incarnation is significant because of its revelation that God has really chosen to be with us in this world. As the angels told the Shepherds: "Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord."

This is the third part in our series about Jesus and who he relates to. Over the course of the series, we'll be looking at how Jesus interacted with his friends, how he interacted with his detractors, and how Jesus interacted with everyone else.

The focus this time around is on those who opposed Jesus. His loving and forgiving response to the very people who put him to death is one that "does not compute" and seems impossible -- but it nonetheless compels us forward.

This is the second talk in a three-part series about Jesus and the people he interacted with. Over the course of the series, we'll be looking at how Jesus interacted with his friends, how he interacted with his detractors, and how Jesus interacted with everyone else.

This talk focuses on Jesus and his friends: specifically, that Jesus seemed to always be on the lookout for new friends and was constantly wanting to bring people in to what he was doing.

This is the first talk in a three-part series about Jesus and the people he interacted with. Over the course of the series, we'll be looking at how Jesus interacted with his friends, how he interacted with his detractors, and how Jesus interacted with everyone else.

This talk focuses on the last of these: the heart of service that Jesus brought to his interactions with people during his ministry and that he invites us to have as well.

Looking ahead to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, we heard from Ben Peltz this week. Ben is a Campus and First Nations Ministry Leader with Vision Ministries Canada, chaplain at Trent University, and a pastor to a church in Curve Lake First Nation. Ben spoke with us about his experiences with Indigenous ministry and the lessons he has learned that are of benefit to the wider church.