Many Christians today recognize that our work matters to God. Acknowledging the goodness and value of our daily work is a great start–but it’s just the beginning. Examine closely what the Bible really says about work. Deepen your theological understanding of why work matters and how it is to be done. Broaden your vision and …
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“Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.” Epictetus Quotes are inspiring and have been an integral part of our journal classes. They originate from a variety of philosophers, past and present. Join us as we delve beyond the words that move us to understand what may have inspired these people and the phrases that resonate with …
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As people created in God’s image, we are made to be creators too. How can what we make with our hands connect us spiritually to ourselves, to God, and to each other? Longtime Sorrento leader David Taylor and weaving teacher Ali Hurlburt are teaming up to offer a course combining spiritual reflection and hands-on crafting. …
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The medicine wheel is a symbol of the universe and teaches us about reality and how all things are connected. It guides us through a wholistic understanding of our connectedness; for the gifts humanity has been given which are rooted in our ancient world cultures. Collectively we can no longer ignore environmental dis-ease, our mental, …
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5 Inspirational Day Hikes in BC’s Shuswap region with Phil McIntyre-Paul “Walk as if your life depended on it . . . .” ~ Barbara Brown Taylor Now a 23-year tradition at Sorrento Centre! Five day hikes—five little pilgrimages—draw wisdom from naturalists, poets, rascals, and saints as we consider our relationship within the natural world …
View course details “21st Century Pilgrims: Walking on Holy Ground”

The Most Rev. Dr. Lynne McNaughton will lead this course.  “There is no need to look for God here or there. God is no farther away than the door of your own heart.”  Meister Eckhart Mystics are people with vivid, direct experience of God. Often dismissed by the patriarchy as ethereal, they are instead grounded in community, …
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“The Word made flesh,” according to William Temple, is the most important phrase in all of Christianity because it affirms flesh as the vehicle and instrument for spirit. Although some scholars have described Jesus in John’s Gospel as a detached “god who seems to glide over the face of the earth,” a closer look reveals how much John’s Jesus takes great delight …
View course details “The Sensual Gospel of John: Experiencing the Fourth Gospel through the Five Senses”

This course seeks to empower Church lay leaders to understand their work and ministry in the context of spiritual leadership. Students will reflect on their own spiritual life journeys, will explore a toolkit of prayer practices and will begin to self-identify their ministries with the wider spiritual care of their congregations.  

Twitter Facebook Link Print “Advent is the season of the God-seeker. . . . May God help us to wake up to ourselves and in doing so, to move from ourselves toward God.” — Alfred Delp, Advent of the Heart, Seasonal Sermons and Prison Writings It might be said that the spiritual journey is a …
View course details “The Grace of the Four Consents”