Ways to engage Halloween safely and spiritually
Regardless of what you decide to do today, here are some suggested ways you can make ‘spiritual use’ out of Halloween: you can have spiritual conversations with your kids, you…
All Saints Day
I love the story of All Saints Day, a day the seventh century church set aside for remembering early Christians who died for their beliefs. By the year 900 the…
5 Things to consider about Halloween
Based on what Paul says in Romans 14, here are a couple of considerations for you as you try and determine whether or not you’ll be involved with Halloween, and…
Halloween now is different than Halloween then
Halloween, in our contemporary context, is really only about two important things: kids, and candy. For most children there is no religious significance involved in either the day itself…
Trick-or-Treat
I used to love Trick-or-Treating as a little kid. Every year, my best friend Geoff Wright and I would walk around for hours in our suburban neighborhood collecting candy and…
Coriolis’ Plumblines: our ministry philosophy at Westwinds in a nutshell
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_wp_text text=”Leading a church can be a lot like gathering a group of friends for a road trip. Both have their challenges. For example, just because everyone shares a…
Westwinds’ Ownership Manual
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_wp_text text=”For years I struggled to come up with any satisfactory reason why anyone should become a member of their local church. Maybe you’ve had the same struggle. Maybe…
Talking with Children About Sensitive Subjects (like pornography): a Westwinds White Paper
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_wp_text text=”One sad truth of our world is that little children are often exposed to mature subjects before they’re ready. As parents, we have a responsibility to prepare our…
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