by Jon | Feb 15, 2016 | feat. |
Scripture: Luke 4:1-13 Since Lent is a season of repentance and the first step in repenting is confessing—admitting that we’ve screwed up, I have a confession to make. During the second week of the New Year, I watched every Harry Potter movie—all eight of them. That’s...
by Jon | Jan 31, 2016 | altarscapes, feat., visual worship, westfield |
We tried something new at Westfield this morning. Well, at least new to us. Instead of a sermon, I invited the congregation to wander around our sanctuary and into our narthex to eight prayer stations all created around a single theme: who we are called to be. We are...
by Jon | Jan 25, 2016 | feat., sermons |
Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 12: 12-31, Luke 4:14-21 There were problems in Corinth. The church Paul founded there was soaking in conflict. One of the main issues at hand was glossolalia. More commonly, we call it “Speaking in tongues. Some of the members were speaking...
by Jon | Jan 21, 2016 | altarscapes, feat., visual worship, westfield |
Back in January of 2013, I snagged was tearing through my fabric collection looking for just the right colored fabric to represent wine. I had red fabric and purple fabric and shiny fabric and matte fabric. But nothing that was just red and purple enough to do justice...
by Jon | Jan 17, 2016 | feat., stoles |
I’ve a confession to make: I LOVE STOLES. I have lots of them–nearly fifty. (I know. I’ve got a problem.) My dear husband, Greg, doesn’t help. For every gift-giving holiday, he’s got a new, custom stole up his sleeves. In fact, there are...