Work is obedient cooperation with God
I wrote this letter for my friend George Rogers, a retired businessman whom I greatly respect and who shares my love of fiction, family, and good work. I think…
The Creator created creators to perpetuate Creation
This letter is for Travis Coffey, a part-time employee at Westwinds and someone in whom I strongly believe. By now you’re probably putting together a picture of Eden that…
Genesis 1.26-28
Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the…
We were priests in Eden
I wrote this letter for Mark Batten, the children’s pastor at the church when I grew up in Canada. Mark is exceptional thinker, dreamer, and friend. Do you remember…
Eden was a garden-temple
This letter was written to Jeff Windham, a friend who works on the Westwinds Grounds Crew. You may not know how it all started—and by “all”, I really do mean…
The Garden and the City
The Bible begins in a garden but ends in a city. Why? Why doesn’t Revelation end with humanity back in the garden? Why doesn’t the story come full-circle, like all…
From the pastor’s prayers to the people’s playground: An overview of how we plan our teaching at Westwinds (Part Five)
The final step in this process is thinking both about a response and a reflection. A response is something we do now, during the service, and we want to put…
From the pastor’s prayers to the people’s playground: An overview of how we plan our teaching at Westwinds (Part Four)
Once we figure out our indoor aesthetic, we start to think about what’s going to happen in the community—attention-grabbers and interactives that invite the neighborhood into the conversation. An artistic…
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