Best Practices (downloadable PDF)
We believe Westwinds is something pretty special. An anomaly in the greatest sense of the word. Something incongruent with most of our collective church experiences. Westwinds has a few stories…
Redeeming Revelation (audio post)
I was digging through my audio archives and found this juicy gem last weekend. I burst out laughing when I heard it. Despite forgetting that I had made this recording,…
Does God Judge?
There are several harsh descriptions of judgment in The Revelation. We must rightly wonder how a “good” God can justify such seemingly wanton destruction. Several initial points must here be…
What are the risks?
There will be persecution, frustration, disappointment, and pain as the Kingdom of God slowly uproots the Kingdom of this world. This world is still flawed and still corrupted, and the…
What do we need to do?
Repent and believe. Jesus requires nothing less than our full allegiance, and that requires repentance on our parts—a turning away from sinful behaviors—and belief. If we do not believe Jesus…
What do we need to know?
The Messiah is more than the sum of his tri-part office as king, priest, and prophet. Jesus is described in these three ways, but these descriptions don’t even come close…
Why do we need Jesus?
We deviated from our holy calling—God called us to be his shadows, his stewards—and as a result all of Creation has fallen out of its proper relationship with God and…
Why did Jesus come?
To inaugurate his Kingdom on-earth-as-it-is-in-heaven. Jesus’ death and resurrection marked the end of one age and the beginning of another—an age where we can experience the Kingdom of God every…
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