Help Along the Way/ November 3, 2019 Peter Fitch gives a talk that is based on the entire letter of St. Paul to the Philippians. He starts by asking what an appropriate life goal might be. Then he continues by highlighting eight attitudinal principles found in the letter that would make the journey toward the […]

SCV Today/ October 27, 2019 Peter Fitch gives a “state of the union” talk concerning some of the important issues facing SCV these days: our relationship to our parent denomination and our current financial picture. At SCV, we don’t take regular offerings and Peter explains why in this talk. He also tries to synthesize principles […]

Contentment / June 30, 2019 Peter Fitch asks questions about the relationship between gratitude and contentment. He looks at Scripture passages and stories and also refers to historian Barbara Tuchman’s book, The March of Folly; From Troy to Vietnam. He looks at situations where discontent caused troubling results and he wonders if people and societies […]

False Expectations / April 14, 2019 Peter Fitch suggests that Palm Sunday is a good time to think about false expectations for ourselves, for others, and for society in general. After all, people had false expectations for Jesus and they quickly became disillusioned with Him when He didn’t fulfil their hopes and dreams. Peter thinks […]

As I have loved you … / March 10, 2019 Preston Pouteaux gives a great message on how the ways that we perceive the love of God coming to us can affect the ways that we relate with our neighbours. Tofu God, Tetris God, and Two-by-Four God, along with sour candy, are all featured in […]

< For the Love of Mary / December 23, 2018 Hannah Bernard and Joy Green examine some stories that they feel are in need of redemption, especially Little Red Riding Hood and Eve in the Garden of Eden. In each of these, they think that underlying questions and assumptions need to be re-examined as there […]

< Peace / December 16, 2018 Mark Groleau gives a fantastic talk about the genealogy of Jesus that is found in Matthew, ch. 1. He suggests that this is actually a subversive message that contrasts God’s hope for humans with the self-aggrandizing efforts of the Roman emperors (and the rest of us!). It’s worth it […]