The NorthWord
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.
Here's how it works: Every Sunday we release the full sermon preached that morning. Then Monday through Saturday, you get 3-5 minute daily reflections based on that sermon - one thought you can actually use each day. Every Wednesday we explore the rhythm of Jesus' life and how his followers have lived it out for 2,000 years.
Whether you're Pentecostal, Orthodox, Baptist, Catholic, or just curious about faith - this is for you. Ancient faith. Real life. No fluff.
The Word. The North. Your Week.
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Latest Episodes
Friend
In the parable of the vineyard workers, the master calls an angry worker "friend." Matthew uses that word three times, and it's never warm. On the evil eye, what we look through, and a God more generous than we can stand to watch.
Grace Isn't Fair
Jesus tells a story that is deliberately unfair. Workers hired at five in the afternoon get the same pay as the ones who started at dawn, and the dawn crew is furious. Father Aaron's sermon from St. John's Fort Smith on Matthew 20:1–16: the evi...
The Inner Battle: Purge and Pursue
Having the right spiritual weapons isn't enough without a battle plan. Father Aaron closes the week with Paul's strategy in two words — purge and pursue — and a daily test for telling validation from transformation.
The Inner Battle: A Transformed Heart Changes the World
The Salvation Army began with one Methodist minister's transformed heart on the streets of England. Father Aaron traces faith, love, steadfastness, and gentleness — what an inward change looks like once it reaches other people.
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