Which Judge would you rather have?
People balk at having a Judge. But that doesn’t change the fact that we do. But let me ask you this: Would you rather have one Judge who is for you, or a hundred judges...
Exhale
It’s a disorienting and tiring time. What if a confidence that a merciful and almighty God continues to work in and through it all helps you to centre and take the pressure off? It does...
Hope Through Hardship – an Easter conversation with Jennifer Harris, Culie Cunha & Pastor Ruttan
On Easter morning at Westminster Church, Pastor Ruttan had a live conversation with Jennifer Harris (the Music Director) and Julie Cunha (the Youth Coordinator and Communications Coordinator). They reflected on the past two years and...
Still Lovable
You’ve got a list of mistakes longer than your arm. You’ve missed the mark (in both the past and present), engaged in secret sins, foibles you wish you could forget, and failures or misplaced priorities...
Fickle or Faithful
Crowds can be fickle. One day they’re yelling “Hosanna!” to Jesus and a few days later they’re crying “Crucify him!” If they weren’t yelling, they had already left him. Where are we in the mix?...
Hope is knowing and showing that better is coming
Our world is parched for hope. Here’s some context. Psychologist Daniel Goleman says we live in the ‘Age of Melancholy.’ Another psychologist, Martin Seligman, says we have heaped too much on the ‘self.’ Frank Furedi...
Saved from what (And FOR what?)
Jesus is a Saviour. But what does he save us from? Well, a lot, actually. More than you might think. Plus, not only does he save us FROM something, but FOR something. When our understanding of...
The Kind of Worshiper God Wants
What do you seek? The weekend, a raise, new friends, losing 10 pounds? God actually seeks “true worshipers.” Are you among them? He seeks those who worship him “in the Spirit and in truth.” We...
The Endangered Recipe for Greatness
The world around us blasts us with messages about the importance of power, independence and control. But, ironically, humility is the recipe for greatness in the eyes of God. In the ever-relevant and counter-cultural words of...
John 3:16 – If I Should Wake Before I Die
It’s the most famous verse — ever. It’s held up at football games and engraved under names on tombstones. Matthew Henry says it is a one-verse summary of the Gospel message. Max Lucado says, “If...