by Jon | Jun 25, 2013 | feat., sermons |
This sermon utilizes Luke 8:26 – 39 and 1 Kings 19: 1 – 15. Our story this morning begins with this phrase: “Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes.” You see, Jesus and his crew had been traveling. Just before this story, we hear of Jesus’...
by Jon | Jun 20, 2013 | feat., new to the north, westfield |
This is a story that started one year, one month and five days ago. One year, one month, and five days ago I had my first interview with a group of congregants at Westfield via Skype. Despite not being in the room with them, I had dressed in a suit and tie. A rainy...
by Jon | Jun 12, 2013 | feat., sermons |
This sermon, based off of 1 Kings 17, utilizes part of a blog post written in December. I know, I know. LAZY. Truth be told, it’s be a busy month and a half–and this week, it was just the right fit. And it’s not plagiarism if it’s your own...
by Jon | Jun 11, 2013 | feat., g, stoles |
This is, like the last post, a little late to the blog. I wore this stole on Trinity Sunday, since the Trinity could be considered the theological backdrop of scripture. It’s a stole that G. gave me early in our relationship. He found this stole, in all its...
by Jon | Jun 11, 2013 | feat., sermons, westfield |
Forgive me, dear reader, for being so tardy in my posting of this sermon I preached on Sunday, June 1 at Westfield. The scripture used for the sermon was Psalm 96. We are singers. I don’t know if you’ve noticed that, but we are singers. We like to sing. We like to...
by Jon | May 26, 2013 | feat., g, stoles |
Last Sunday, May 19th, was a big day for us at Westfield. It was Pentecost, the church’s commemoration of the Holy Spirit’s descent upon the disciples and celebration of the ways the Spirit continues to work in our lives. We had a colorful installation...