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| A Healthy Spirituality | 14 Sep 2025 | 00:43:58 | |
Speaker: Jeff Jarvis Over the years, I’ve heard countless explanations of spirituality—and honestly, I’ve become a bit skeptical when the word is thrown around too loosely. When it can mean anything, it starts to feel like it means nothing. Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| A World Divided | 07 Sep 2025 | 00:31:28 | |
Does it feel like our world is more divided than ever? Every conversation, every headline, every debate seems charged—like it’s no longer just about differences, but about winning or losing. One group against another. Us versus them. A World Divided It leaves us wondering: is this just the way things are now? Or is there a way back to feeling like we’re in this together again? At Friends Church, we don’t believe division is disappearing anytime soon. But we do believe there’s a better way to live in the midst of it—one that requires spiritual presence, wisdom, and skill. This week we’re launching a 2-part series: A Life With Purpose. Together, we’ll explore how to navigate the fractures around us without losing our center—and even become a healing presence in the process. Don’t miss this opportunity to start the fall season with clarity, courage, and hope. See you at the Spiritual Gym! Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Loneliness | 13 Jul 2025 | 00:32:40 | |
Speakers: Vince Klassen Recently, someone sat me down and simply said, “I’m lonely.” They work from home and barely see anyone in person. Another just ended a relationship and now... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| The Wisdom of Jesus | 03 Jul 2025 | 00:43:37 | |
Speakers: Jeff Jarvis Life can get noisy. Fast. Confusing. Every day, decisions with serious consequences get made, with some returning later to haunt us. Wouldn’t it be great to have... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Jesus and Politics | 22 Jun 2025 | 00:36:34 | |
Speakers: Vince Klassen What does Jesus have to do with politics? More than we often admit. In a world where political talk tears us apart, we’re diving in—feet first—to ask:... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| The Pace That’s Burning Us Out | 15 Jun 2025 | 00:38:40 | |
Speakers: Vince Klassen Life moves fast—and not always for the wrong reasons. Kids’ sports ramp up. A work project lands unexpectedly. School deadlines pile on. Before we know it, we’re... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Self-Care | 08 Jun 2025 | 00:44:45 | |
Speakers: Jeff Jarvis Despite having lived over 2000 years ago, this man named Jesus continues to be one of the most inspirational and influential humans to have walked the earth.... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Healing Our Finances Using Parts | 01 Jun 2025 | 00:48:30 | |
Speakers: Vince Klassen Tariffs. Inflation. Recession. Soaring prices—eggs, gas, housing, groceries. The financial hits just keep coming. It feels heavier than years past. Are we prepared for where this is... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Glass Half Empty? | 25 May 2025 | 00:53:48 | |
Speakers: Jeff Jarvis Why is it that some people always seem to fixate on what may be wrong, even when life may be going well? When was the last time... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Mental Filtering | 18 May 2025 | 00:44:26 | |
Speakers: Vince Klassen Do we see the world as it truly is—or through a lens that distorts it? And if our perception is shaped, how does that alter the way... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Emotional Reasoning | 11 May 2025 | 00:40:21 | |
Speakers: Jeff Jarvis Have your feelings ever led you astray? Every day we can find ourselves in situations that stir up strong emotions within us that cause us to react: Screaming,... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| This Incredibly Complex and Nuanced Situation is… Simple | 07 May 2025 | 00:35:46 | |
Speakers: Vince Klassen Why do we so often see complex, nuanced issues as simple? Black or White Yes or No Us versus Them I notice it in myself—especially when I’m... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| What’s Your Water | 31 Aug 2025 | 00:45:03 | |
Speakers: Jeff Jarvis and Mike Hanson At Friends Church, our mission is simple: to inspire you to Take Water to your World. “Taking Water” can look different in each of our lives. Sometimes... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| The Sky Is Falling: Finding Inner Calm in an Age of Overwhelm | 27 Apr 2025 | 00:49:41 | |
In a time of political division, financial uncertainty, and nonstop headlines, it’s easy to swing between extremes—panicking that everything is falling apart, or minimizing it all just to cope. But... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Easter | 20 Apr 2025 | 00:41:37 | |
Speakers: Vince Klassen & Jeff JarvisCelebrate the powerful new life that emerges when we open ourselves to the divine wisdom speaking within. What is it saying to you—and are you... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Taking Water to Mexico | 13 Apr 2025 | 00:42:35 | |
Speakers: Jeff Jarvis & Mexico Team A few weeks ago, a dedicated team from Friends Church—students, parents, and adults—embarked on a life-changing journey to Tijuana, Mexico. Together, they partnered... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Spiritualizers | 06 Apr 2025 | 00:43:11 | |
Speakers: Vince Klassen & Kyla Anderson Have you ever noticed that some of the most religious people can also be the most judgmental, unkind, or even cruel? Scroll through the comments... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Spiritual Bypassing | 30 Mar 2025 | 00:36:20 | |
Speakers: Vince Klassen What if our spiritual practices and ideals are stopping us from doing the work to really heal? Richard Schwartz, the founder of Internal Family Systems, which we... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| What’s Holding Us Back? | 23 Mar 2025 | 00:38:26 | |
Speakers: Vince Klassen As we begin to explore the Parts within us—Exiles carrying past pain and Protectors keeping that pain at bay—we start to see patterns. We notice recurring reactions,... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Eyes Opened | 16 Mar 2025 | 00:41:29 | |
Speakers: Vince Klassen & Dayna Mullen There are moments in life when our Eyes are truly Opened—when we see what we’ve been missing and gain a fresh, healthier perspective. Our... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| The Voices Within | 09 Mar 2025 | 00:47:47 | |
Speakers: Jeff Jarvis Have you ever been surprised by your own reaction to something—fine one moment, then suddenly overwhelmed? Most of us struggle to explain what’s happening inside when we... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Painful Parts | 02 Mar 2025 | 00:34:35 | |
Speakers: Vince Klassen In a world full of chaos, we all strive to live in alignment with our values—but let’s be honest, some moments are better than others. Sometimes, we... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| The Practice of Gratitude | 23 Feb 2025 | 00:44:57 | |
Speakers: Jeff JarvisOne Sunday, a while back, I shared the story of Nicholas Winton, the man responsible for saving the lives of 669 children from the horrors of the holocaust. I... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Celebrating ME | 24 Aug 2025 | 00:42:43 | |
Speakers: Jeff Jarvis What happens when you spend large amounts of time and effort chasing the approval of others but somehow lose parts of yourself in the process? This weekend,... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| When Prayer Meets Real Life: Interview with Gerry Smiley, Double Lung Transplant Survivor | 16 Feb 2025 | 00:44:26 | |
Speakers: Vince Klassen & Gerry Smiley It’s easy to talk about prayer and conceptions of God from a place of health, but what about when you're on the edge of... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| New Prayer of Confession | 09 Feb 2025 | 00:41:12 | |
Speaker: Vince Klassen As we expand our understanding of the word prayer, we begin to see it not just as a quiet wish or whispered plea to a superbeing up in... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| The Hands and Feet of Prayer | 02 Feb 2025 | 00:37:35 | |
Speaker: Vince Klassen As we expand our understanding of the word prayer, we begin to see it not just as a quiet wish or whispered plea to a superbeing up in... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Contemplative Space | 26 Jan 2025 | 00:42:35 | |
Speakers: Jeff Jarvis Prayer is often seen as simply making requests to a higher power in the hope that they’ll intervene on our behalf. Last week, we challenged this view... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Prayer vs the Wheelchair | 19 Jan 2025 | 00:31:11 | |
Speakers: Vince Klassen This week, we embark on a profound exploration of prayer—a practice that, for many, intertwines deeply with their understanding of God, the existence of suffering, the pursuit... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Pastor on the Hotseat – Jeff | 12 Jan 2025 | 00:34:20 | |
Speakers: Jeff Jarvis & Bryce Ever had a question for one of our pastors but didn’t know how to ask it? Or maybe you were too scared because, let’s face... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Pastor on the Hotseat – Vince | 05 Jan 2025 | 00:37:09 | |
Speakers: Vince Klassen & Bryce Ever had a question for one of our pastors but didn’t know how to ask it? Or maybe you were too scared because, let’s face... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Growing Pains | 29 Dec 2024 | 00:40:43 | |
Speaker: Jeff Jarvis If you’re growing, you’re changing. It’s true. Especially with the spiritual journey. Certain priorities, beliefs, perspectives, attitudes, that once served us well can begin to feel constraining... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Our Healthy Life | 22 Dec 2024 | 00:37:46 | |
Speaker: Vince Klassen “On this final Sunday before Christmas, let’s explore how to cultivate our healthiest spiritual selves – so we can embrace the season with love, joy, and unshakable... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Integration | 15 Dec 2024 | 00:39:28 | |
Speaker: Jeff Jarvis The ability to learn information and recall it on demand is a coveted skill, rewarded in almost every academic and vocational setting. It can make school a... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Supporting Mothers | 17 Aug 2025 | 00:48:23 | |
Speakers: Vince Klassen I read a quote recently: “Mother: One person who does the work of twenty—for free.” For many, this couldn’t be more true. From carrying us for nine... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Don’t Get Angry… | 08 Dec 2024 | 00:45:10 | |
Speaker: Vince Klassen Sure, Sensei James says, ‘Don’t be angry—it’ll make your Christmas better.’ Thanks for that groundbreaking insight (note the sarcasm)! We all know anger doesn’t help—but the real... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Honoring our I | 01 Dec 2024 | 00:29:12 | |
Speaker: Trevor Dreher We’re in the middle of our ‘Spiritual Ninja’ series, where we’re sharing the skillsets of ‘Spiritual Ninjas’ so that we can all be better in our own... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| The Antidote of War | 24 Nov 2024 | 00:33:41 | |
Speaker: Vince Klassen We live in a world that often feels like it’s spiraling into chaos. Wars rage on every level—between nations, within our families, and even inside ourselves. These battles cost... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Navigating Your Desires | 10 Nov 2024 | 00:47:05 | |
Speaker: Jeff Jarvis You don’t have to look hard to find stories of relational turmoil, addiction, financial ruin and emotional pain that resulted from pleasure-seeking gone awry. Which is likely... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| The Skill of Good Conversations | 28 Oct 2024 | 00:33:52 | |
Speaker: Vince Klassen At the core of all meaningful relationships lies conversation—a dynamic exchange between two or more people, where we delve into the richness of our differences and similarities.... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| The Power of Seeing People (and Being Seen) Deeply | 27 Oct 2024 | 00:40:27 | |
Speaker: Vince Klassen In our final week exploring How to Know a Person by David Brooks, we’ll dive into how truly seeing someone—deeply and with compassion—can become a profound spiritual practice. How... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| The Art of Accompaniment | 13 Oct 2024 | 00:44:29 | |
Speaker: Jeff Jarvis It’s surprising how much you can get to know someone by just hanging out with them. Not asking probing, soul-level questions, but just playing or doing mundane... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| A Spark of the Divine | 06 Oct 2024 | 00:40:24 | |
Speaker: Jeff Jarvis We all likely know someone who has a knack for making people feel seen and valuable. I shared last week about a youth leader named Brian who could... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Invisible | 29 Sep 2024 | 00:45:43 | |
Speaker: Jeff Jarvis There’s a profound idea, a metaphor, that has captivated us: the notion that within each of us, there exists a spark of the divine. Can you imagine... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Taking Water to a Thirsty World | 22 Sep 2024 | 00:46:41 | |
Speaker: Vince Klassen We've embarked on a transformative journey, asking ourselves: What isn't working in traditional religion for us? Many of us have felt the weight of an I-centric approach... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Should I Stay or Should I Go? | 10 Aug 2025 | 00:42:30 | |
Speakers: Vince Klassen We’ve all had them—relationships that just aren’t great. Maybe one part works, but the rest feels heavy, even toxic. So when is it okay to let go?... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| We Don’t Build Walls to Keep People Out | 15 Sep 2024 | 00:41:02 | |
Speaker: Vince KlassenThroughout history, faith communities have constructed boundaries—both tangible and intangible—that define who belongs and who does not. These barriers, whether they are the physical walls of a church... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Turned Off | 08 Sep 2024 | 00:40:46 | |
Speaker: Jeff Jarvis If 100 random people were asked what the world needs most right now, very few would likely say traditional religion is the answer. Sadly, this expression of... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Hope | 01 Sep 2024 | 00:36:41 | |
Speaker: Vince KlassenThis summer, we’ve immersed ourselves in the art of peacemaking, learning how to shift from divisive “I against them” dynamics to more healthy “We” and “Win-Win” interactions. We... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||
| Peace Talks | 25 Aug 2024 | 00:41:54 | |
Speaker: JEff JarvisWe likely all have someone with whom we need to have a long-overdue conversation. Things were likely done and said at some point that bruised the relationship and... Donate to Socks for People Experiencing Homelessness To donate to this podcast and support the making of more of these please visit https://friendschurch.ca/podcast | |||