Why do we give?
I still have the email from Tim begging me to stop squirming for money. Tim had been attending Westwinds for about six months when he reached his breaking point. He…
Sermon Notes April 13
Our good friend and local artist and art teacher, Heidi Rhodes, has been taking notes on our current series, Riskingod. Check out the corresponding passage: Mark 14:53-72 Click here to…
5 ways not to get fired because of your art
I could have titled this post “How to Make Art Work”, but I hate the double-entendre. Art shouldn’t work. Art sings. Art plays. Art pokes. But, for all that, sometimes…
5 most common reasons no one celebrates your imagination, creativity, or ministerial innovation
When I teach internationally, I’m often introduced as “the most creative pastor in America.” It’s a bit embarrassing, but I’m thankful to those who’ve happily perpetuated that fiction, since it’s…
Top 10 reasons we need a church survival guide
1. Church ministry is predicated on relationships. Relationships are difficult, and we need coaching on how to make them work. 2. Church is the only thing that works the…
Resurrection Sunday
Easter Sunday was the day Christ Jesus defeated the powers of death and Hell by rising from the dead and reclaimed his divine authority as the author of life. It…
Holy Saturday
Jesus died and descended into the depths of Hell (Ephesians 4.8-10). He did not suffer, for his suffering was completed on the cross (John 19.30). He preached to those tormented…
Good Friday
One of the details we often overlook concerning the life of Jesus was the animosity between his friends and his family. Christ’s disciples loved him, but his family rejected him…
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