Westwinds

06/14/2026

It’s easy to imagine the church as our church.

Our denomination.
Our tradition.
Our people.

But what if the story is much bigger than that?

This week, we explored one of the most misunderstood lines in the Apostles’ Creed: “the holy Catholic Church and the communion of saints.” Not as a statement about one denomination, but as a vision of a people connected across generations, cultures, and places by the work of God’s Spirit.

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For all the ways Christians disagree, there has always been a deepe...

06/07/2026

Some of us have ideas about what to do with God or Jesus but "The Holy Spirit"... That’s where things often get a little fuzzy.

This week, we explored why the Spirit isn’t an optional part of the Christian story. From empowerment and reconciliation to hospitality, transformation, and hope, the Spirit has always been at the center of what God is doing in the world.

If you missed it, you can watch or listen here.

For a lot of people, the Holy Spirit feels like the most confusing ...

05/31/2026

Most of us have complicated feelings about power.

We’ve seen what happens when people use power to control, protect themselves, build their image, or get what they want. Maybe we’ve been hurt by it. Maybe we’ve participated in it.

This week, we looked at one of Jesus’ final promises: “You will receive power.” But the power of the Spirit turns out to look very different than the power we usually imagine.

What if real power isn’t found in control, but in vulnerability, service, and love?

If you missed it, you can watch or listen here.

Power is complicated.Most of us have seen what happens when power is abused. We’ve experienced it in institutions, workplaces, families, churches, and someti...

05/24/2026

We witnessed 6 people get baptized today! What a great Pentecost Sunday! Join us in celebrating with and praying for them, while we also remember our own baptisms.

05/18/2026

In the face of fear, anxiety, and even death... what does it mean to be people of the resurrection?

05/17/2026

A lot of us hear the word “judgment” and immediately feel fear.

Like God is angry. Disappointed. Waiting to catch us doing something wrong.

But what if we’ve misunderstood judgment entirely?

This week, we explored the possibility that judgment isn’t about condemnation nearly as much as restoration—that maybe the heart of God has always been to heal, separate us from what harms us, and make things right.

If you missed it, you can watch or listen here.

For a lot of us, judgment feels more threatening than hopeful.Even if we believe God is loving, the idea of standing before Jesus still stirs up fear, anxiet...

05/17/2026

What does it mean to really trust?

05/10/2026

A lot of us imagine heaven as somewhere far away.
Like Jesus finished his work, disappeared into the clouds, and we’re just waiting for him to come back someday.

But what if that’s not the picture at all?

This week, we explored the ascension, the throne, and the strange possibility that heaven is closer than we think—that Jesus is still actively at work, and inviting us to join him in the ordinary moments of everyday life.

If you missed it, you can watch or listen here.

Where is Jesus right now?Not the Sunday school answer. Not the theological answer.The real answer.Because a lot of us live as though Jesus mattered once, wil...

05/10/2026

We are having some technical difficulties with our Facebook stream this morning, but you can find us live on Youtube

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05/03/2026

What if some of the questions we’ve been asking about faith… aren’t the ones Jesus was trying to answer?

For a lot of us, hell is one of those questions. It’s complicated, uncomfortable, and easy to either avoid or overdefine.

This week, we didn’t try to solve it. We stepped into how Jesus actually talked about it—and what he might have been inviting people to see about their lives right now.

If you missed it, you can watch or listen here.

What Do We Do With Hell? | The Baby or the Bathwater - Part 4