Seeking the Radical Middle

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Sunday Nights 7pm
Seeking the Radical Middle

In all of the current talk about spirituality, we soon realize that carefulness and clarity are required. It turns out that spirituality isn’t enough, that spirituality merely names a condition. It turns out that spirituality requires a true center from which to work, a definition to give shape and meaning.
If spirituality is hunger, truth is nourishment. If spirituality is the search, Jesus is the true guide. Jesus most famously said: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” [John 14:6]. Jesus’ claims are specific, particular and focused.
It is our intention at Westside King’s Church to place ourselves in the center of the Christian faith. We want to learn to say “we believe” with the whole company of Jesus’ church, throughout the world and throughout history. In this series we want to talk about “a westside creed”.

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Christmas 2010

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Christmas 2010

We started this year by jumping into the idea of Pure Religion; exploring faith at it’s highest ideals. Then we took that down into the smallest point of application possible; one life lived before God, as we explored the story of Jonah. As we move into the Christmas season we want to explore how God himself stepped into history as the fullest expression of both ideas. The story of Christmas is not just the story of a baby in a manger. It’s our launching point into the story of Jesus’ life; the fullest expression of faith and humanity. Over the next few weeks we want to explore the Christmas narrative from the perspective of Mark. A writer who chooses to skip right past the birth narrative and jump directly into Jesus ministry. Perhaps there’s a helpful corrective here that pushes back against our tendency to segregate the baby Jesus from man he would become.

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Dec 5: Jeremy
Dec 12: Chris
Dec 19: Jeremy

Dec 24: Christmas Eve celebrations at 3:00pm, 4:30pm and 6:00pm

Dec 26: No Service. Enjoy the Holiday with your family
Jan 2: We’re back at 7pm starting a new series “Seeking the Radical Middle”

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Parking

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Parking can be a frustrating experience at the best of times and as the weather has turned cold I am again noticing a tendency to be less than considerate of other parkers.

Therefore I have decided to print several copies of a form letter and store them in the glove box of my car for when the situations calls for a response.

Below is the text of the letter I have penned.

Dear terrible parker

Let’s assume together, for a moment, that there is indeed some unknown factor about your person that separates you from run-of-the-mill humanity, designating your superiority and validating your decision to park in such a manner. Let’s say that this factor identifies you as a meta-human.

It is my contention that, if this in fact the case, there is a certain responsibility that falls upon your, presumably broad and strong meta-shoulders. You see, you are in the unique position to help guide and mold humanity into its best possible future. As such, I think it behooves you to, in future, set aside your privilege to park willy-nilly, regardless of social and parking lot convention, to demonstrate to lower humanity the importance of the greater good. In this way your legacy will stretch beyond the actions of one individual and your contribution to the story of humanity will stretch into the timeless ages of what one day could be a future without parking problems.

Thank you for your consideration of my thoughts.

Sincerely,

another human being

P.S.

If you’re not a meta-human, stop parking like a jack-ass

Perhaps I’ll post a photo when next I need to employ this letter.

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