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Voting Faithfully: Immigration

Voting Faithfully: Immigration

by | Aug 22, 2016 | feat., sermons | 2 comments

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...
From the Rooftop

From the Rooftop

by | Jun 22, 2014 | feat., sermons | 3 comments

I preached this sermon on June 22, 2014.  Earlier in the month, after a couple of months of ongoing conversation, our church voted nearly unanimously (there was one abstention) to become Open and Affirming (ONA). ONA is an official, denominationally-sanctioned...
Distractions, distractions.

Distractions, distractions.

by | Jul 21, 2013 | feat., sermons, westfield | 0 comments

A little behind on posting this one!  Here’s the scripture: Luke 10: 38 – 42. At first glance, this fairly familiar story seems pretty self explanatory.  Jesus comes to visit two of his dear friends. After being welcomed into their home, one sister, Mary,...
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

by | Jul 14, 2013 | feat., sermons, westfield | 0 comments

Scripture: Luke 10: 25-37 (with thanks to Clarence Jordan) This is a heavy story. Well, the story itself isn’t that heavy. I mean, the man lying in the ditch regains his health thanks to the generosity of a Samaritan man–a fellow we call “the Good Samaritan.”...