The NorthWord

The NorthWord

By St. Johns `s Fort Smith, The Anglican Family, and Fr. Aaron SolbergReligion & SpiritualityEducationSelf-ImprovementSpirituality
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The NorthWord episodes

  • Your Lowly Body

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     Our citizenship is in heaven, and Christ will transform our lowly body. Father Aaron reads Philippians 3:20-21 and makes a case for kneeling, because God is saving all of you, body included.


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    4 min
  • Whose God Is Their Belly

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    Paul wept over Christians who were enemies of the cross. Father Aaron looks at Philippians 3:18-19, the difference between knowing about Jesus and knowing him, and why the Church fasts.


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    4 min
  • Find a Saint

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    "Note those who so walk." In Philippians 3:17 Paul tells us to learn the Christian life by watching people who live it. Father Aaron gives a simple practice for this week: find your saint.

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    3 min
  • Paul's Résumé

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     Paul had the best résumé in the room, and in Philippians 3:8 he calls it rubbish. A short devotional on why a win can freeze you just as fast as a wound, and why Christ took hold of you first.

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    4 min
  • On the Road: Deacon Luke in the States, Father Aaron in New York

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     A short news episode. Deacon Luke Andersen is in the United States sharing about the ministry of St. John's Fort Smith. He preached at St. Paul's, Doylestown, PA on October 4, and will preach at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Annandale, VA on Sunday, October 11, then visit Virginia Theological Seminary on October 12. Father Aaron preaches at the Church of the Transfiguration in Manhattan on Sunday, October 25, at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. services.

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    3 min
  • The Man Who Looked Back

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    In 1954 John Landy was leading the Miracle Mile in Vancouver. Then he looked over his shoulder. Father Aaron reads Philippians 3:13 alongside the story of Lot's wife and asks what you're still looking back at.


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    3 min
  • Let Go. Lean In. Let God. | Philippians 2:12–13

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    Work out your salvation with fear and trembling. Christ is the doctor, the cure is himself, and working it out is taking the medicine every day. Plus some homework: grab a notebook. Hosted by Father Aaron. Produced and co-hosted by the Reverend Deacon Luke Anderson. St. John's Fort Smith, Diocese of the Arctic, Anglican Church of Canada.

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    5 min
  • No Cross Without a Crown | Philippians 2:9–11

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    Why do some clergy bow at the name of Jesus? It comes from this passage. We grasp at being right, at being thanked, at our pew. Christ went the other way, and God lifted him up. The royal way: emptied, obedient, glorified. Hosted by Father Aaron. Produced and co-hosted by the Reverend Deacon Luke Anderson. St. John's Fort Smith, Diocese of the Arctic, Anglican Church of Canada.



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    4 min
  • He Let Go | Philippians 2:5–8

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     Satan grasped at being God. Jesus, who was God, let go. What does it mean that Christ emptied himself, and why does it matter whether he was merely a good teacher? You do not become like Jesus by grabbing. Hosted by Father Aaron. Produced and co-hosted by the Reverend Deacon Luke Anderson. St. John's Fort Smith, Diocese of the Arctic, Anglican Church of Canada.

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    4 min
  • Thinking About You | Philippians 2:3

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    Selfish ambition and conceit split churches. The cure is humility, but a lot of what passes for humility is fake. Four honest truths that put us all on level ground, and a lesson from a German father about pride. Hosted by Father Aaron. Produced and co-hosted by the Reverend Deacon Luke Anderson. St. John's Fort Smith, Diocese of the Arctic, Anglican Church of Canada.

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    6 min

About The NorthWord

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NorthWord is a daily Christian podcast from St. John's Fort Smith in collaboration with the Anglican Family. Hosted by Father Aaron from Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.


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