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
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.
The Inner Battle: The Ground You Stand On
Righteousness and godliness are the first pair Paul names in 1 Timothy 6:11 — the foundation everything else in the Christian life gets built on. Father Aaron asks what's actually holding up your life when nobody's watching.
The Inner Battle: Flee Like a Fugitive, Pursue Like a Predator
Paul's commands to "flee" and "pursue" carry more weight in the Greek than they do in English — pheugo means to run for your life, dioko means to hunt without stopping. Father Aaron breaks down both words and asks what you're actually fleein...
The Inner Battle: Gold or God
Every generation has woken up at 2 AM asking the same question: why am I missing something? Father Aaron opens 1 Timothy 6 to name the daily choice underneath that question — the Gold, or God — and why the true pursuit of life has to be inwa...
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