From the series, "Making Moments Famous" with Dave Stimers. Part 3: Celebrating! Celebration is close to God’s heart, He loves a good party. Why? Because when we celebrate, we are reminded of the most important things in life.

From the series, "Making Moments Famous" with Dave Stimers. Part 2: Drinking. Many people talk about going through ‘dry’ periods in their faith. Maybe you can relate to that. You start to feel aimless or joyless and there doesn’t seem to be a lot of vitality to your spiritual life. For those who are thirsty, Jesus has an invitation to come and drink.

From our summer series, "Here's What I'm Thinking" with John Latta. Some Christians struggle with the concept of doubt when it comes to their faith journey. Is doubting a sin? Do doubt and faith mix? How does God handle our doubts? Too many of us find ‘doubting’ debilitating to our faith. We are going to discuss a few Bible passages to be challenged in our preconceived views, and look at doubt in ways that actually might help us grow closer to God.

From the series, "Making Moments Famous" with Dave Stimers. Our celebrations help us to remember the most important things in life. So much of our lives can seem mundane or dull. But the kind of life that Jesus offered to people was anything but boring. And that’s why, if we’re going to follow Jesus, every once in a while, we need to stop and throw a party!

Part 1: Eating. Food is an essential part of being human, we depend on it for our health, mood and to give us energy. Not only that, but most of us enjoy really good food. In fact, every good party needs good food. It brings people together. What Jesus wants to offer us is a feast for our souls.

Investing in the next generation at Westside is so important to us. We want our youth to know they can always use what they have to serve God and serve others. This week on the podcast, we have 2 sets of interviews with our youth. The first one focuses on our Monday Night Youth program and the second focuses on our Sunday Morning Transit program. Then we have a short bible reflection on John 15 with our Ministry Director, Zac Boot. The final 15min includes a church update from our Lead Pastor, Dave Stimers.

This week on the podcast, we have an interview with 3 Westside Dads about their faith and fatherhood, as well as a special Father's Day reflection with John Latta. The final 7min includes a church financial update from our Treasurer, Todd Hoare.

From the series, "Judge Not" Part 4 with Dave Stimers. Who are we to judge? Well that depends. Actually, the relationships that we have with one another are key to understanding who and how we should judge.

From the series, "Judge Not" Part 3 with Dave Stimers. In our quest to become less judgmental and more compassionate, inevitably there will be times when we have to make decisions about what is right and wrong. We’ll have times of conflict and need to struggle with what to do. When that happens, we might ask ourselves, how can we make good judgments without being judgmental? The final 10min includes a church update from John Latta about church governance and what it looks like to be a Ministry Partner at Westside.

From the series, "Judge Not" Part 2 with Dave Stimers. One of the reasons that Jesus taught his followers not to judge is because religion is so often packed full of judgment. How did Jesus deal with it when he encountered it? What can we do to avoid it?

From the series, "Judge Not" Part 1 with Dave Stimers. Jesus taught his followers not to judge, and yet Christians don’t exactly have a great reputation for being non-judgmental. Why is that so? Why is it so hard to change? And are there times when it is appropriate to judge? We’ll explore those questions as we try to follow Jesus and Judge Not.