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A Thank You Letter To Our Church Family

by Richard Owens Dear Westminster Church Family, We've often talked about how Scripture describes believers as those who"one another one another." Specifically, throughout Scripture we are called to"forgive one another,""encourage one another,""restore one another,""accept one another,""care for one another,""submit to one another,""carry one another's burdens," and"bear...

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Merry Christmas!

by Richard Owens Merry Christmas, friends! I wanted to take a small moment on Christmas Day to share what God has been placing on my heart this Christmas Season and then offer a few encouragements. God has filled me with gratitude for family, friends, and for each of you. I'm excited about what God has been and is doing in the lives of so many of you. You've provided me a...

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2016 Advent Devotional

by Richard Owens Advent, from the Latin word adventus, means "coming." During Advent Season, we have the opportunity to anticipate and celebrate the fact that our hero has come. It doesn't take much to see how the world around us prepares for the coming of the retail holiday as we begin to see advertisements and Christmas decorations in stores. In our busy world, it's e...

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Singing

As we said Sunday, when we open our mouths to sing and give God praise, we are never alone. It doesn't matter if we are in a worship service, at home doing laundry, or driving in our car, when we sing to God, we never sing a solo. We always sing a duet because Jesus is singing with us! Hebrews calls us to respond to the greatness of God's saving power in our lives by conti...

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Westminster Welcomes Ian Kayser

Ian KayserDirector of Family Ministries During our Vision Lunch two weeks ago, Lee introduced Ian Kayser as Westminster's new Director of Family Ministries. The Session is very excited about Ian joining us! Historically, Westminster's pastoral leadership has consisted of a Senior Pastor and a Youth and Families Pastor. However, throughout this past year, the Session caref...

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Can't Anyone Teach Me To Pray?

This is something that I read last week on the Catalyst Conference website. It is an excerpt from Tim Keller's book Prayer. WHEN FLANNERY O'CONNOR, THE FAMOUS SOUTHERN WRITER, WAS TWENTY-ONE YEARS OLD AND STUDYING WRITING IN IOWA, SHE SOUGHT TO DEEPEN HER PRAYER LIFE. SHE HAD TO. In 1946 she began keeping a handwritten prayer journal. In it she describes her struggles to...

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