Author: admin

01 Sep

Posted at 11:01h in Westwood Kids

"This is me, meditating. I like the wind all around me.” You can see the figure by her left thumb. Last Sunday, we danced our prayers, did a scavenger hunt of the worship guide, and made fascinating pictures of what happens in worship. Come by...

01 Sep

Posted at 10:51h in Pastoral Notes

Dear Westwood Church Family, I was recently asked, “Do you believe in a higher power?” Uh. Yes. But then I had to explain it (somewhat). So this is what I wrote: DO YOU BELIEVE IN A HIGHER POWER? Yes. I love the second story of creation in the Book...

24 Aug

Posted at 11:36h in Westwood Kids

Joseph forgave his brothers, and his brothers forgave Joseph. We told stories of forgiveness in our own lives with our younger classes' puppet shows, and then we got to see the entire story from Genesis with our Jesus Jaguars' puppet ministry. They even portrayed the...

24 Aug

Posted at 11:30h in Pastoral Notes

Dear Westwood Church Family, This past Saturday, many of our Westwood UMC staff members met up for a day of visioning together. In the busyness of our lives and shared ministry, it's a rare and lovely gift to have time to dream together. It helped me notice...

18 Aug

Posted at 09:53h in Westwood Kids

So Joseph’s brothers hated him, but later he forgave them for throwing him in the pit. But did the brothers forgive Joseph for when he was such a young braggart with his long sleeve, colorful coat? We’ll be working on forgiveness this week in Sunday...

18 Aug

Posted at 09:51h in Pastoral Notes

Dear Westwood Church Family, On vacation in France this month, we stopped in a beautiful hillside village near the Gorges du Verdon, called Moustiers-Sainte-Marie. Above the winding streets of the village, we walked up worn stairs to visit the 12th century church above; since long before...