Westminster ChurchApr 2, 20203 minThriving Devotional - April 2, 2020Good Sabbaths Make Good Societies I wrote yesterday about Sabbath and God’s great desire for people to be made whole. And it’s true. When...
Westminster ChurchApr 1, 20203 minThriving Devotional - April 1, 2020Sabbath Wholeness I’m reflecting on Sabbath this week in light of the Coronavirus phenomenon we’re all experiencing in one way or...
Westminster ChurchMar 31, 20202 minThriving Devotional - March 31, 2020The Sabbath Risk Sabbath is a risky thing to try. It puts us in the position of putting God in the position to provide for us. To stop...
Westminster ChurchMar 30, 20202 minThriving Devotional - March 30, 2020Sabbath: The Rhythm of Creation & Re-Creation In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1) The Scriptures tell...
Westminster ChurchMar 28, 20202 minThriving Devotional - March 28, 2020Good News: We Are Not In Control! When I wake up each day, I have to remind myself that the Coronavirus phenomenon is really happening...
Westminster ChurchMar 26, 20202 minThriving Devotional - March 26, 2020Heaven & Hope Chances are, if people are not thinking about hope these days, they’re feeling the need for hope. Christian faith is all...
Westminster ChurchMar 26, 20202 minThriving Devotional - March 25, 2020 Not all Christian traditions recognize days like this, but today, March 25, is the Feast of the Annunciation: the day when the angel...
Westminster ChurchMar 24, 20202 minThriving Devotional - March 24, 2020dis·rupt /disˈrəpt/ (v.) That word seems to sum up a lot of our experience these days, doesn’t it? School, sports seasons, the Olympic...
Westminster ChurchMar 23, 20203 minThriving Devotional - March 23, 2020What is the role of habits in your life? In her book Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits, Gretchen Rubin...
Westminster ChurchMar 22, 20202 minThriving Devotional - March 21, 2020LIVING IN OPPORTUNITY There is a town just east of Spokane, Washington, with an interesting name. In 1905, residents submitted...
Westminster ChurchMar 19, 20202 minThriving Devotional - March 20, 2020FEAR. Last summer, I spent a day with my family at Valleyfair, an amusement park in the suburbs of Minneapolis. One of the marquis rides...
Westminster ChurchMar 17, 20202 minThriving Devotional - March 18, 2020“When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.” (Matthew 17:8) In the middle of each of the synoptic gospels (Matt 17, Mark 9, Luke ...
Westminster ChurchMar 17, 20203 minThriving Devotional - March 19, 2020A teacher once gathered his students around him as he poured milk into a bottle and screwed the lid on loosely. He began to shake it ...
Westminster ChurchMar 17, 20201 minNot Just "Surviving," but ThrivingIs your inbox full of COVID-19 garbage? If you're experiencing anything like us, we are receiving a constant overload of information...