by Jon | May 26, 2013 | feat., sermons |
Like most children, I LOVED Saturday morning cartoons. My parents loved them because it bought them a few more precious moments of sleep. I loved them because they were colorful. And entertaining. Every generation had different cartoons that it would watch early on...
by Jon | May 20, 2013 | altars, feat., installations, visual worship, westfield |
It started, like most worship installations at Westfield, with Pintrest. A seminary friend had pinned a craft blog post that gave instructions on how to make a suncatcher-mobile out of melted plastic cups. Among the most striking elements of Westfield are the...
by Jon | Apr 11, 2013 | altar tips, altars, altarscapes, feat., installations, visual worship |
Well, it seems I’ve finally recovered from the Holy Week gauntlet which was paired this year with a funeral of a beloved member just two days after our resurrection celebrations. Just in case you’re not familiar what that’s like, here’s an...
by Jon | Feb 21, 2013 | feat., installations, westfield |
My initial plan was to show share this installation after my congregation had seen it for the first time. But the winter storms of the past two weekends (and one potential one this coming weekend) have had it another way. So very few of my congregants have seen this...
by Jon | Feb 12, 2013 | daily, feat. |
There’s lots to this story, most of which is better told in person so I can add appropriate dramatic emphasis. This story includes: the retelling of the classic horror story Dracula as a ballet, valet parking, canceled flights, a drawer (or two) of flatware, a...