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Life Changing Friendships
Friendship is hard work. And sometimes choosing good friends means letting go of others. What if the next step in pursuing meaningful friendships means pruning the les...
To Have a Friend
Friendship would be much easier if our friends could just get their act together. If only they would "this" or "that," then they'd be the friends we really need. But i...
Better Together
An African proverb suggests, "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." For many of us, our fast-paced lives make it seem like the only op...
Life's Greatest Resolution
A new year. A fresh start. A chance to set goals. A chance to dream big. A chance to resolve. But of all life's resolutions, are there some that are more significant t...
Faithful to the End
To add some “holy” to your holidays, join us for this morning’s service happening at 10:00am across all our locations. As this year comes to an end, what role has God ...
Happy Holidays
Christmas is seen as a time of joy and wonder, sacredness and significance. But it’s easy to get tripped in the potholes of busyness, consumerism, and worst of all, fi...
The Pew Sitter
In religious circles, the "faithful" seem to be those who consistently plunk themselves into the same seat, pew or auditorium chair week after week, Sunday after Sunda...
The Country Clubber
It's a common perception that only certain kinds of people can step into a church. Those who have it together. Those who've "paid their dues." Those who are ready and ...
The Cheap Talker
We've all experienced it... The Facebook rant, the TV preacher, the lunch room diatribe; people who like to spew opinions into the world. And this can seem most freque...
Eyes to See
Seeing differently leads to living differently, starting wherever God's placed us. So how can we embrace a lifestyle of mutual mission? How can we begin to make a mutu...
The Story of Allison Alley
As a member of the Southridge community for more than a decade, Allison Alley has recently been appointed the future President & CEO of our global partner, Compassion ...
The Story of Jey Mbiro
Raised in one of the largest and poorest slums on the African continent, Jey Mbiro has experienced the radical transformation made possible through child sponsorship. ...
Blind Spots
The gap between the global rich and the global poor is substantial. In North America we "have" a lot, and in some parts of the world, people don't "have" nearly as muc...
Legalization & Faith | Can Christians Get High
On October 17th, consumption of marijuana will become legalized in Canada. Whatever you think of this change, we can all agree it's a smoking hot topic. So what does t...
Better-ness
We all want to be happy. But what does that really mean? Do we know what it looks like? Do we know what we're after? What if there's something better to pursue than me...
Certain-ness
When life is hard, we find ourselves asking: Why? Why me? Why this? Why now? Why, God? And the pain of uncertainty only makes the hard things harder. So what can we do...
Safe-ness
The accumulation of wealth is one of the highest goals of our society, usually out of a desire to gain safety and security for ourselves and those we love. But what do...
Sure-ness
When life presents obstacles, it can be hard to know where to turn. Difficult circumstances and decisions make us wish we had all the answers laid out in front of us, ...
Happy-ness
To be happy... It's the pursuit of nearly everyone you meet. It's even built into the fabric of our societies and constitutions. But what does it really mean? How do y...
Vision Sunday
At all our locations we will gather for this fall kick-off service and the chance to hear from our Lead Pastor, Jeff Lockyer, as he shares our vision for this next sea...
Politics
Our world feels divided as ever and the greatest chasm might be the political aisle. But rather than avoiding the political discourse, what would it look like to talk ...
Money
They say there's three things you shouldn't talk about at a party: religion, politics and money. But Jesus didn't seem scared to talk about any of them. In fact, the B...
Social Media
Over the last decade, few things have changed the world more than social media. From Facebook to Twitter to Instagram to Snapchat there's limitless possibility to post...
Mental Health
Studies show that 1/5 people experience some form of mental illness. But with such common occurrence, why is the conversation still rare? What gets in the way of talki...
Addiction
Human beings are creatures of habit. Structure, routine and repetition help us navigate the world. But what happens when our habits get out of control? Where can we tu...
I Need to Fear God
Where will you be 10 seconds after you die? It's a question that can spark fear and uncertainty in an instant. And for some, this is the question of faith that drives ...
I Have to Feel Bad
For some, a life of faith equals a life of failure; always feeling bad cause you're never good enough. It feels like at best, God is disappointed with us, or at worst,...
I Have to Prove My Worth
For many people, the gospel is supposed to make people religious. People who truly follow Jesus are devoted to attending Sunday services, volunteering at church, and m...
True Or False
The word "gospel" means "good news." But a lot of times in faith, religion and church, it seems like it's all designed to make us feel bad? What's the deal with that? ...
All In
Not only is the church for everyone, but we believe the church needs everyone. We've said before that it takes everyone's help to help everyone. And that's especially ...
