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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Leg Lamp
Christmas Eve's message is about being a "Novelty Light."
In prep for that, I purchased the Leg Lamp for our living room. We have a table that doubles as a dog crate, and before I could plug the lamp in, I put it on the corner of the table and ...
The Longest Night
There’s an exact moment when the darkness gets shorter/smaller, and the light begins to have a larger impact/presence.
That’s true scientifically and also true in our lives.
Today is the Winter Solstice.
It’s the shortest day of the ...
A rebel and a dictator walk into a bar . . .
We have both within us.
A rebel and a dictator.
What are you today?
Within us, we have two different ways of being.
We have our True Self and our False Self.
From Richard Rohr:
Our False Self is our ego, who we think we are, ...
Saying it does not make it so!
How many times have you heard, “Do not be afraid!”
We talk about it in messages. The past weeks of meditations were all about not being afraid. But. Let’s get real.
Just because someone says to you, “Do not be afraid.” It does not make ...
We need a “yes” to begin.
I just felt weird. I wasn’t sure what was up, but I felt weird. It was a stressful time, lots of “drama” at the school where I was teaching. A group of teachers were trying to get the assistant principal fired (for no reason other than she was ...
Celebrating the wins . . .
I love to play games! And I love to win! I'm so darn competitive (it's why I don't play sports because I'd lose all the time. So, I channel my competitive nature to other things, like Bananagrams.
Or loving people in the name of ...
“Cast Your Fears in the Fire”
Today we have a guest author, Joycelyn Armstrong. Joycelyn is a gifted leader at West and in our community and has a powerful story regarding addressing fear.
Recently I had the proverbial match lit and was ready to throw it on my 20 year ...
Preposterous Promise
I received this from a friend and colleague. It’s so powerful and so timely.
As you read it, take time to pause at each line and really let these words resonate with you.
This is the “Preposterous Promise.”
Brennan Manning, in ...
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” – Jonathan Edwards
Ummmmm, no.
Over this series, we’ve been talking about promises, hope, and God’s faithfulness.
Holding onto the idea that hope comes from remembering promises!
Often times humanity misunderstands God because we think God was ...
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