Westworth United Church

Here we are, the first Sunday of Advent, the start of our journey to Bethlehem and the much-anticipated baby.  We begin with Isaiah and the Gospel of Matthew, but this year we are adding a twist of Mr. Rogers into our Advent journey. It’s kind of casting new eyes on very familiar scriptures – a …Read more

There is no one that can deny that there was something about Jesus that made people want more.  People wanted to hear more about what he had to say, to see more of what he was able to do, to learn more about the beloved community he was building. And this wasn’t limited to when …Read more

I want to tell everyone a story this morning, but I am going to need a little help with the props.  This is a well-known European folktale that has been retold in a variety of ways over the generations. I want to share the story of Stone Soup with you. One day a kind traveler …Read more

There is something unexpected and beautiful in this tiny little parable Jesus tells his followers.  This isn’t surprising given all that we know about Jesus’ parables being intentionally unexpected and subversive. “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.” …Read more