Many of you deeply appreciated Judy McVean’s beautiful comments for Mother’s Day. Because her words are something you might like to keep, here is what she said: In the course of a normal day, as moms, we can find ourselves in so many roles ….. mediator, teacher, doctor, referee. And some day’s experiences are such [...]
I am not sure when it was that I made the connection. I should have seen it far earlier. But there was that time when I watched my neighbour build his retaining wall. He created forms and poured the concrete. The wall came out misshapen and the lesson clear: the form was the thing to [...]
This is Holy Week. The stations of the cross are now open in our West Hall, Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 am to 9 pm. Our Good Friday service will be held this Friday at 10:10 am. Our Easter Sunday celebrations will be at the regular times of 9:29 and 11:11 am. Don’t miss this most [...]
One of the most familiar blessings in the Bible is the blessing of Aaron, an instruction for Israel’s priests on what to say to the people of God. The instruction gives words to be said, but I cannot help notice the prominence of the face as central to the blessing: The LORD said to Moses, [...]
Today I lend this space to Melody Armstrong, a member of our Westside community. This is her reflection. It is a profound thing to be known. Deeply known. When Jeremiah was a young boy, God told him: “Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all about you. Before you saw the light of [...]
This past Sunday we rehearsed the fourth of John’s seven signs. In the story of the multiplied bread in the wilderness (John 6), we are given a moment and a teaching which brings us to the heart of the mystery of Jesus. It is here that Jesus refers to himself as the bread of life; [...]
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Lenten season. Today we mark the beginning of the pilgrim’s journey toward Easter, following Jesus as he goes before us, through his sorrows, and into the joy of his eternal life. “Giving up” is the phase most often associated with Lent. During this season, participants commonly [...]
In attempting to sum up what I was carrying forward from our Sex and Money series, I was drawn to the famous statement by Ludwig Fuerbach: “Man is what he eats”. If that connection doesn’t at first seem obvious, let me elaborate. Fuerbach meant to describe his vision of what a human being was: that [...]
It seems to me that the word “lover” is thrown around too callously these days. But if there is anyone I would nominate for that greatly misunderstood term it would have to be Robertson McQuilkin. Robertson’s book A Promise Kept is nothing less than a contemporary classic on the theme of enduring married love. Robertson [...]
Marriage is our last, best chance to grow up. [Joseph Barth] This past Sunday we began our series Sex and Money. We began with a talk about the relational dynamics of marriage, the true center of sexual identity and expression. While our present era thinks about sex as mechanics and body parts, the Bible speaks [...]
At Westside King’s Church we have made it an annual tradition to begin each New Year with special days of prayer. This has now become part of our annual rhythm, one of the ways we stay committed to a vibrant and focused Christian life. Every year we construct a prayer walk to help focus our [...]
Our Christmas Eve services are this Saturday at 3:00, 4:30 and 6:00 PM. We have given this presentation the title LIGHT! In preparation for this moment of worship and celebration, we have been carrying these words in our hearts, the Christmas story from the Gospel of John (1:1-18, NLT): In the beginning the Word already [...]
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