DEVOTIONS

Advent Meditations "Forgiveness" We’ve all done it, right? Take the easy way out of something? People are going to hurt us, disappoint us, frustrate us.  Period. We would not be human if we didn’t encounter some negative thoughts and ...

Advent Meditations "Forgiveness" What would it be like to go to a ballgame and be the “official score keeper” but you only watch one team? Imagine, let’s say a football game . . .  the opposing/visiting team scores a touchdown but no score ...

Advent Meditations "Forgiveness" Have you ever had chores that were a “MUST”  to do? Ones that you dreaded doing but they were expected so you had no choice but to do them? Recently I decided I would be ambitious and I would vacuum the ...

As much as we like to think of West as an amazing “church,” it is also a business. We manage supply/demand, risk-benefit ratio, cash flow, etc. We have trends just as any regular business does. Typically we do a decent job managing the business arm of the church. This Fall, however, was a bit of a challenge. First, reopening and rebranding after 18 months apart was significant. Then, the historically low “cash flow” months hit right when we needed to spend money on things that would enable us to manage two different worshiping opportunities in-person and online. So . . . one day, some difficult conversations had to be had around bank balance.

The Disney character Peter Pan has a very unique shadow. At one point in the movie, Peter and his shadow chase each other around until Peter wrestles his shadow down so it can be sewn back onto his shoes.

When Tom and I adopted Axel, I was determined that he was going to "attach" to both of us equally. Or . . . maybe me a little bit more! 🙂 Nevertheless, we both wanted to be really intentional about his bonding with each of us, our respective ...