Dear Westwood Family, This past Sunday, I had the privilege of talking to Pastor Molly in The Loft about my identity and my understanding of God and myself. In our conversation, I referenced the “spiritual crumbs” my relationship with God subsisted on for years as I...
What a glorious morning for Promotion Sunday! Two of our rising 4th graders received their Bibles, and they were thrilled. So are we! We said goodbye to the Jesus Jaguars who will be moving on to the Grapplers. This Sunday, we look at the Parable of...
One of the delights of children’s ministry is seeing the physical and spiritual growth of our children. I am thankful for our church whose members light up when children are present. What a gift to them and to all of us to see this warm...
Dear Westwood Family, This weekend, we'll celebrate Promotion Sunday--honoring and recognizing how our young people are all becoming a grade older. We'll give Bibles to our new 4th graders, and celebrate our graduates. I know that our young people attend many different schools, and that the calendars...
Dear Westwood Family, Today, I joined a group of Westwood UMC folks on a tour of the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Craft, on the edge of Rancho Cucamonga. There, we were able to walk through the home that Sam Maloof built. With...
Pentecost came in with flame stickers and the wind beneath our kites! Many thanks to Stephanie, Christina, and Bridget for assisting us in a great celebration as we ran across the courtyard to the strains of “Let’s Go Fly a Kite.” This Sunday, we will wonder...
Dear Westwood Family, Yesterday, in Wildwood, New Jersey, the United Methodist Church reinstated Rev. Dr. Beth Stroud as a clergy member of the church. This was twenty years after the UMC tried her for breaking church law by being in a relationship with another woman. Twenty...