They Canceled School for What?

Monday, the weather folks predicted extremely high winds and potentially dangerous conditions for Tuesday. In the line of public school work, there are folks who have to make difficult decisions about whether or not it is safe to have school. There are long-standing...

Spices

“The spices are adding up.” What I heard was, “How can you be so irresponsible with money? Why are there so many spices? If you were more responsible, there would not be so many spices in the spice comment. Why can’t you do better? Be...

Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn

Ten years ago yesterday, what started as an idea for people done with church/religion to have a safe space to encounter the transformational love of God, gave birth to the church of called West. And what a ride it has been. Just like any amusement park ride, it has...

Did you know we all have a chimp brain?

I hope this finds you well and enjoying the start to a new year! As we start a new year and pursue spiritual growth and personal transformation, Sunday we are going to dive into our new message series, “Taming the Chimp Within.” “The Chimp...

Thoughts from the week… 12/29/23

I hope you had a great Christmas and are looking ahead to the new year. Wherever you fall with resolutions, the new year is a time to intentionally think through how you want to refine who you are in the days ahead. Spiritually Mentally Physically Emotionally Sunday,...