Nov 17, 2020
Who truly belongs to the family of faith; how wide is the circle of God's people?
This was one of the most contested debates in the early church,
and remains so 2,000 years later.
In this All Saints Day episode, we take up the question of
inclusion and why Canvas has published a formal statement of our
full embrace of...
Sep 24, 2019
Sometimes life hands us the worst case scenario. This is a sermon about those moments and where we can find hope. It is not a sermon of platitude or cheap advice, but a deep look at scripture's own articulation of hope as found in Psalm 46. It's a poem none of us wants to need. But when we need it, we are so grateful...
Jun 27, 2018
We seem to be experiencing a shift in contemporary western politics away from a competition of ideas in pursuit of the best solution to our problems and towards a tribalism that seeks power for its own sake and is more and more willing to regard (some) people as a means to a larger political end.
In this special sermon...
Jan 10, 2018
As Canvas celebrates our 5th anniversary, we return to our very first sermon - an articulation of the mission, vision and core values we felt called to embody. It's an inside look at the first days of a new church plant, and why we have shaped our community in the manner we have.
Whether you are thinking of starting...
May 24, 2017
Doubt, true doubt (not the mere intellectual variety, but the deep questioning an agonized soul), is one of the most painful and most necessary aspects of the life of faith. All the great saints have been through it. From Augustine in his Confessions to St. John of the Cross’s Dark Night of the Soul, the church...