Saturday, October 31, 2009

Friday, October 30, 2009

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

writing on the incarnation

i love writing.

i just had a realization this week that my job is great precisely because it allows me - encourages me! - to write.

i think if i were all alone in the world, with no certainty that anyone who ever read what i have written, i would still write. i feel god's presence when i create something, or (re)create something (as is the case with the current work i'm doing on the incarnation).

i'm deeply gratified at how many thousands of people have read our westwinds' teaching atlases. it feels good to know that the thing i love has a residual payoff.

but honestly, i've been writing (and writing music, and drawing, and photographing, and mixing, and designing) ever since i could hold a pen...

and it felt just as good then as it does now.

thanks, all, for being a part of one of my life's great joys.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

TEDxDetroit video: D Blair performs 'Detroit (while I was away)'

TEDxDetroit video: Poet D Blair performs 'Detroit (while I was away)'












Wednesday, October 21, 2009

ha!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

top 10 ways in which the Centre is different than the Cue

since we recently began our new mid-week experience, folks have been asking us "what's so different about the Centre?"

they want to know how the-wednesday-stuff is different than the-sunday-stuff

well, here's a quick list to give you a picture about why the centre is one of the most meaningful and engaging spiritual venues we've ever had.

10 ways in which the Centre is different than the Cue


10. greater freedom for spontaneity
9. giving 100% of our offering to Missions
8. welcoming young kids to participate in the service
7. emphasis on prayer
6. more intimate atmosphere
5. great access to Westwinds’ staff and elders
4. more congregational worship music
3. additional opportunities for community both before and after the service
2. highlight scriptural tools and integration
1. teaching only the words of Jesus