The Funeral Sermon I Hope I Never Have to Preach Again
On Saturday, September 3rd, I officiated the memorial service of Taylor Williams. He was an Army Medic who had been murdered in Georgia, stabbed in the back eleven times. He was 26. The morning of the service, I posted in Westfield’s Facebook group: I mentioned...
Voting Faithfully: Immigration
For the last three weeks at Westfield, we’ve been in a sermon series entitled Voting Faithfully. The idea was this: so often we relegate our political conversations to traditional media, social media, and the kitchen table. But it’s clear to us that the...
Prayer Stations: Fifth Sunday Adventures
Growing up, we had Fifth Sunday Night Sings. Every fifth Sunday, area churches would get together for a potluck and hymn sing. We’d eat all kinds of delicious food, then sing all kinds of beloved songs. It was a cherished way to spend time together with...
Intentionally
Scriptures: John 13: 31-35, Revelation 21: 1-6 “Love one another.” Three little words from the middle of the Gospel of John, yet those three words changed everything for us in the Christian tradition. They fundamentally and seismically shifted what faith and religion...01. WELCOME
