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*NEW* Advent 2019 - Game Changer in Bethlehem with Bishop Bill Hockin, Dr. Barry Craig, and Canon Albert Snelgrove

Noonday Talks with Bishop Bill Hockin and Friends (2009-2019)

"When You Pray, Say" - A weekend seminar on the Lord's Prayer (2016)

Summer Series at Christ Church (Parish) Church (2014)

Noonday Talks at Lent/Easter (2001-2008)

Noonday Talks for Advent/Christmas (2000-2008)

• Finding My Best Self - Ancestry.Jesus – Bishop Bill Hockin
• A Grace - That Goes Viral – Dr. Barry Craig
• Bridging the Gaps – Canon Albert Snelgrove

Springtime for the Soul II - Looking at the Parables of Jesus, Lent 2019

• The Scandal of the First Responders (Luke 10) – Bishop Bill Hockin
• Remember the Time ... (Luke 15) – Canon Albert Snelgrove
• Getting the Most out of Church (Luke 18) – Bishop Bill Hockin

A Better Bucket List - Monday Noon Talks, Advent 2018

• Lonely No More – Canon Albert Snelgrove
• The Charlie Brown Club – Bishop Bill Hockin
• A Grace with Great Benefits – Dr. Barry Craig

Springtime for the Soul - Looking at the Parables of Jesus, Lent 2018

• God Came Calling- But, I Was Out To Lunch- Luke 14
• Virus in Paradise - Matthew 13
• The Gospel of the Second Chance - Luke 15

A Christmas Reset (2017)

• A Serious Walk down "Stable Street" - Bishop Bill Hockin
• Reading the "Magi Diaries" - Dr. Barry Craig
• "Perfect People" Need Not Apply - Bishop Bill Hockin

Add God to Your Christmas Cart (2016)

• The Day God Moved in Next Door - Dr. Barry Craig
• The Gift of the Significant Life - Carolyn Westin
• The Thrill of the Chase - Bishop David Edwards

Christmas - A "Renewable" Resource (2015)

• "Renewable" Goodness in a Nasty World - Bishop Bill Hockin
• "Renewable" Truth in a Confusing World - Dr. Barry Craig
• "Renewable" Compassion in a 'Selfie' World - Bishop Bill Hockin

Is that all there is ... to Christmas? (2014)

• Remembering who brought you to the dance - Bishop Bill Hockin
• Never too late to embrace the mystery - Dr. Barry Craig
• Rebooting the real magic of Christmas - Bishop Bill Hockin

Resilience: Bouncing Back from Crisis and Hard Times (Lent 2014)

• The Faith Factor - Bishop Bill Hockin
• The Mercy Factor - Dr. Barry Craig
• The Friend Factor - Bishop Bill Hockin
• The Hope Factor - Dr. Barry Craig

Making the Case for Christmas (2013)

• That Jesus ... Who Just Keeps Showing Up
• That Longing ... To be at Home Again
• That Light ... Still Shining in the Dark Days of December

Hope ... When Life Hurts - Lessons from Job (Lent 2013)

• The Upside of Suffering
• The Underrated God
• Seeing A Better World Through Our Tears

Finding the Soul of Christmas (2012)

• Are We Forgetting Bethlehem? - Dr. Craig
• Who Shot the Good Samaritan? - Bishop Hockin

Missing Pieces - For a Much Merrier Christmas (2011)

• Finding Authentic Happiness - Bishop Hockin
• Finding A Healing Forgiveness - Dr. Craig
• Finding a Better Hope - Bishop Hockin
• Finding A New Joy In Giving - Bishop Hockin

God: The Rumours Persist - Words for Weary Pilgrims (Easter 2011)

• Mid-Life Beginnings - Bishop Hockin
• Higher End Believing - Bishop Hockin
• Seeing Life Through Different Eyes - Dr. Craig
• Cheating Death in Bethany - Dr. Craig

Shopping for a Messiah (Christmas 2010)

• A Messiah Who Takes You Home to Dinner - Bishop Hockin
• A Messiah Who Loves the Loser - Dr. Craig
• A Messiah Who Switches the Price Tags - Bishop Hockin
• A Messiah Who Turns the Tables on Religion - Dr. Craig

Seasons for the Soul (Easter 2010)

• Summer - When Having Everything is Not Enough - Bishop Hockin
• Autumn - When We Take Stock and Make Amends - Dr. Craig
• Winter - When Only God's Grace Can Grow - Bishop Hockin
• Spring - When Long Days of Loss Give Way to Hope - Dr. Craig

1st Century Treasures for 21st Century Shoppers - What Jesus Brings to the Christmas Table (2009)

• Sightings ... of an Irrepressible God - Bishop Hockin
• Believing Again ... in a World that has Given Up - Dr. Craig
• A Second Track ... in a One Track World - Bishop Hockin
• Back Up ... When all Systems Fail - Dr. Craig

From Heartbreak to Hope (Lent and Easter 2009)

• Lent - Famous Last Words
  • Father, Forgive Them - Bishop Hockin
  • My God, My God, Why? - Dr. Craig
  • Lord, Remember Me? - Dr. Craig
  • Into Your Hands - Bishop Hockin
• Easter - A Season to Celebrate
  • God's Great Come Back - Bishop Hockin
  • Someone Real to Hold On To - Bishop Hockin
  • All Dressed Up and Somewhere To Go - Bishop Hockin

• Meeting a Gracious God
• Fixing a Broken World
• Satisfying the Hungry Heart
• Healing a Wounded Family
• Facing Our Worst Fears

• The Four Faces of Resilient People
• Willie Nelson's Favourite Prayer
• Connections
• Heaven

A Question of Doubt (2008)

• Religion - violence or virtue?
• Genesis and Darwin - can we talk?
• Prayer - does it make any difference?
• How could "any" God love me?
• Where am I - the day after I die?

What to Believe? Straight-Up Spirituality for Confusing Times (2007)

• What Stephen Lewis, the Dalai Lama and Jennifer Lopez have in Common
• Locating God: The Exotic Destinations
• Anne Rice's "New Best Friend"
• A Big Breath of Fresh Air
• Connecting to the Heavenly Network

Finding Connections in a Disconnected World (2006)

• When He Calls You by Name (Luke 19)
• When He Wipes Your Tears Away (Luke 7)
• When He Fills Your Empty Nets (Luke 5)
• When He Forgives Your Painful Past (Mark 2)
• When He Touches Where It Hurts (Mark 7)

Living Securely with Insecurity (2005)

• Loving - When the Dream is Shattered
• Surviving - Your Crazy, Mixed Up Family
• Forgiven - By the One Who Loves You
• Healing - The Wounds of a Dark and Hurtful Past
• Pressing On - To God Knows Where

Stories that Shape the Soul (2004)

• The Eden Affair
• The Grasshopper Syndrome
• Surviving Babylon
• The Lazarus Factor
• Cataracts of the Soul
• Gethsemane Moment

More Tales of an Extravagant God (2003)

• The Fickle Fields of the Human Heart (Parable of the Sower - Mark 4)
• Hands in the Cookie Jar (Parable of the Shred Manager - Luke 16)
• You Can't Take It With You, But... (Parable of the Rich Fool - Luke 12)
• Party Time in Heaven (Parable of Lost Sheep - Luke 15)
• Field of Dreams and Disappointments (Parable of the Weeds Among the Wheat - Matthew 13)
• The Fine Print on Forgiveness (Parable of the Unforgiving Servant - Matthew 18 )

Tales of an Extravagant God (2002)

• Surprised by the Best (Parable of the Prodigal Son - Luke 15)
• A Menu Martha Stewart Would Die For (Parable of the Great Banquet - Luke 14)
• Getting the Most Out of Church (Parable of the Two Men Who Prayed - Luke 18)
• Being a BIG-Hearted Person (Parable of the Good Samaritan - Luke 10)
• Bonanza at the Eleventh Hour (Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard - Matthew 20)
• God's Best and Final Offer (Parable of the Tenants - Luke 20)

Where is God When it Hurts? (Series on the Book of Job - 2001)

• Dealing with Pain
• Do We Get ... What we Deserve?
• Is There Anyone Out There for Me
• Is God Really in Control
• Seeing the World through Tear Stained Glasses
• Job Meets Jesus

The Business of Bethlehem (2008)

• Bailout - For a Broken Humanity
• Bonuses - For Those Who Never Get Them
• Building - Your Social Capital

The Lost Stories of Christmas (2007)

• The Prophet - Who Invented Carol Services
• Prenatal Class - In Galilee
• Seven Nobodies - Who Changed the World
• He's Coming Back - An Inconvenient Truth?

The Advent Advantage?? Strategic Shopping for Christmas (2006)

• PEACE in a 9/11 World
• JOY in a Kingdom of Thingdom
• HOPE in a Culture of Loss
• JESUS in a Multi-Faith World

Fresh Revelations About the Lights of December (2005)

• A Prophet - Who Never Made a Profit
• A Census - That Changed the World
• A Little Child - With Great Connections
• A Love - That Won't Let Go

The Bethlehem Advantage (2004)

• The Gospel of the Second Chance
• The Gabriel Code
• The Gift We All Can Afford
• Spirituality with Legs

Finding the Really "Good Life" (2003)

• Finding a Better Merlot (Wedding at Cana - John 2)
• Mid Life Beginnings (Nicodemus - John 3)
• A Friend Who Tells You the Truth (The Samaritan Woman - John 4)
• Soul Food that Satisfies (Feeding the Five Thousand - John 6)

Messiah - based on bible texts used in the Christmas section of Handel's Messiah (2002)

• Giving Peace a Chance (He Shall Speak Peace to the Nations - Zechariah 9:10)
• When Healing Hurts (He Shall Purify - Malachi 3:1-3)
• Highly Effective Leadership (He Shall be Called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace - Isaiah 9:6)
• Chairs in the Aisles (He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd - Isaiah 40:11)

How Then Shall We Live? (2001)

• Taking a Road Less Travelled
• Living the Centred Life
• Being a "Who" - Down in "Whoville"
• Dusting Off the Good Book

Stories of Christmas from the Four Gospels (2000)

• Mark - Christianity without Christmas?
• Luke - A Questionable Pregnancy
• Matthew - The Stranger in Joseph's House
• John - The Nakedness of God