Dear Westwood Church family, One of the reasons I need church most every week is that it helps me stay grounded in hope, and open to possibilities. I know that churches haven't always cultivated open-hearted hope; we have sometimes let fear, grief, and anxiety distort the message...
Sunday, May 7, 2023 Rev. Molly Vetter...
Dear Westwood Church family, This past Sunday, our Westwood Kids participated in a Toy Swap; they did so after hearing about how early Christians shared all that they had, as described in the book of Acts. I was moved to hear about what happened on Sunday...
“I give this to you in love,” each child responded as another child chose the toy that they had brought for our Toy Swap. And in this way, we tried to find a contemporary way of learning how the first century disciples shared all they...
Sunday, April 30, 2023 Rev. Molly Vetter...
Are we starting a commune in the children’s department at church? No, but we do want to learn for ourselves what the Holy Spirit enabled the disciples and followers of Jesus to do: to share what they had in common. And the way we hope...
Dear Westwood Church family, I was on a call this afternoon with board members of the Foundation that operates my extended family's organic farm in central Nebraska. I found the conversations -- about planting red oak trees, new calves being born, and the need for rain...
Sunday, April 23, 2023 Rev. Molly Vetter...
When do you recognize Jesus? And why didn’t Simon & Cleopas recognize him on the Road to Emmaus? Why did it take breaking bread together before they knew him? We have so much to talk about in this fabulous story that happened three days after...
Dear Westwood Church family, Last Sunday in the Loft, our band led us in singing words written by St. Francis of Assisi, from the familiar hymn, "All Creatures of our God and King." It's wild to think that these beautiful, poetic words are more than 800...