Inspiration

The future is out there and it is up to you to shape it. That will be a common message this time of year at graduation speeches, even…

In Isaiah 43:19, the Lord God says through the prophet “Behold, I am doing a new thing.” A large number of those hearing this word were…

As I was reflecting on the story of Jesus raising Lazarus, I was struck that despite the happy ending, there was a lot of grief in the…

Where do we start? We feel threatened by something we can’t see but whose results are increasingly, painfully obvious. It’s a time to…

Versions of this have floated around churches for 20 or more years. I adapted it to fit Westminster. Reason #10: You are at a point in…

Halloween or Hallow’s Eve would not be possible without All Hallows Day, or All Saints Day, Nov. 1. The frights of the Eve were banished…

Threads can look a lot like sticks. But they are wonderfully different. Threads, or strands of yarn, are soft to the touch. Sticks are…

Some 45 years ago, I took a class that looked at paradigm shifts in cultures – those shifts in thinking and/or doing that reshaped a…

Dear Friends, On August 2, I enjoyed my granddaughter Gracie’s 7th birthday party and hosted her at a “sleepover” at the hotel where Jen…

Among the sermon topic requests I received for the summer preaching were several requests relating to prayer, deepening one’s faith and…

I went to bed last night having seen that the outside temperature was -3℉. This morning, it was up to 2℉ when I drove to work. Before it…