We Are The Solbergs
Father Aaron Solberg is an Anglican priest and composer. Together with his wife Isabelle and their two sons, he lives in Fort Smith, in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Here the family shares personal reflections, experiences, and insights into faith and life in the North.





THE PODCAST
The NorthWord
A daily devotional from the North with Fr. Aaron L. Solberg. The Word, the North, your week — a few minutes each day of Scripture, prayer, and faith lived out in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
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Recent Posts
When Being Lost Is Actually Being Found
15 September 2025
The third installment in our “Grace Expanding Outward” series You’re driving down a road you’ve traveled a hundred times. Everything...
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Grace in Community: Loving from Pauper to Prince
1 September 2025
A Different Kind of Love Hebrews 13 opens with a simple but radical command: “Let brotherly love continue.” (v.1) The Greek...
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The Problem with Theology and the Bible
2 August 2025
I’ve had the chance to chat with some friends lately—both ex-Catholics and ex-Protestants—many of whom have moved to evangelical denominations...
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The Best Future is the Current Future
2 August 2025
The Gospel gives us a challenging but deeply important reminder: We must live in the present — in the presence...
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Are you really accepting?!
27 July 2025
I’ve spent some time traveling through secularized Western Europe, spending time with friends, family, and acquaintances who don’t follow the...
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How to make YOUR church flourish!
27 July 2025
We all want flourishing churches and active, healthy clergy. But sometimes we forget that this doesn’t just happen on its...
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There's a ditch on both sides of the road: pride on one side, just following our feelings on the other. Paul keeps the cross in the cen#fortsmithS#NWT #anglicanl#Philippiansp#faithFaith
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Happy St. Francis Day
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What a joy to be part of Pastor Veronica's installation this morning! Welcome to Fort Smith, Pastor Veronica. We're grateful to have a new colleague to pastor alongside.![]()
To the board and to Rachael thank you for carrying this church through the hard years. And to the congregation: thank you for not giving up on your church or on each other.![]()
"How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity." (Psalm 133:1)![]()
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Put your faith in Him who can pull you out.
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The side effect of church starting an hour early is that the water is still frozen.
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