It was recently reported that Canadians are more overwhelmed by their work lives than ever before, and that most of our waking hours (and our sleepless nights) are concerned with work. How is it going for you? Last Sunday, we heard a beautiful exposition from Jeremy on how we can recast our work, our service, [...]
So let’s consider the idea of personal and spiritual growth, an important thing to do I think. As Chris said clearly on Sunday, although we have a real need for depth, for spiritual maturity, for true adulthood, our culture seems to push us toward the shallow. Even that word “adult” has been corrupted. If someone [...]
This past Sunday we launched into our fall season with some beginning thoughts about going deeper. To borrow from the image of baptism, following Jesus is a plunge into the kind of life where God remakes us, from the inside out. The very possibility of “Adventures in the Deep End” (the title of our current [...]
This Sunday at Westside King’s Church is Launch Sunday, the day we kick-off our ministry year. We think of “launch” as both a look ahead and a celebration of our community. It is a very happy day, one of the happiest in our life together. This Sunday is also September 11, perhaps the most infamous [...]
I love biographies. I read a lot of them because there is no better way to learn about life and ideas. In fact, I have come to believe that history is best understood through personal stories. While summations and generalizations may be useful at times, none of us actually lives in the general. For each [...]
Most of us carry the dream of the ideal place to live. I do. I would love to live in a historic house, refitted with modern amenities, on a quiet tree-lined street, with a great coffee shop and a serious used book store within walking distance. Build a second floor library with a big window [...]
Which of the following describes a human being? Exoskeleton or endoskeleton? An exoskeleton is held together by a hard external shell (like a crustacean), while an endoskeleton maintains its shape by an internal support structure (hidden bones). Human beings are obviously endoskeletons, hard bones wrapped with touchable skin. I have wondered before if the anatomy [...]
Here is my rendering of the opening scene of our scriptures: In the beginning God made everything: what could be seen (the earth) and what could not be seen (the heavens). And the earth was a chaotic mass of confusion. It was empty, filled with nothing. But the Spirit of God was right there, contemplating [...]
This past weekend we launched into our spring series Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For: Colossians and the Suburban Dream. What we are attempting to do is to read a biblical text with care and attention (Paul’s letter to the church at Colossae), and apply what we see there to our present social context [...]
Easter has come and gone. How do you remember it? For me, the Easter celebrations at Westside continue to carry resonance. What a great weekend it was as Friday we looked intently into the meaning of Jesus’ death for us, and then on Sunday celebrated his resurrection and the life we now share in him. [...]
This is Holy Week. The Stations of the Cross are now open in our West Hall, Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 am to 9 pm, and Thursday 9 am to 5 pm. Our Good Friday service will be held this Friday at 10:10 am. Our Easter Sunday celebrations will be held this Sunday at the regular [...]
We are now making our way towards Easter and the central event that marks our salvation hope. As Christians we believe that it is through Good Friday and Easter Sunday that God accomplishes his central mission in Jesus. Jesus does for us what we cannot do for ourselves — he buries our sins, takes upon [...]
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