by Lee Coleman On October 27, 2014, Taylor Swift released her fifth studio album entitled 1989. It was notable for all the usual reasons: it debuted at #1 on the Billboard chart, sold 1.2 million copies in the first week, and was a huge hit with fans and critics. But it was also significant in that it was Swift's first purely pop album as she sought to distance herself fr...
Keep ReadingWestminster's "Mission of the Month" for April is a missionary family to South Asia. Brian and Mandy have served in South Asia through Mission to the World for six years. Currently, they are waiting for their visas to be renewed. This is not something that they are guaranteed, and the process can be frustrating and inconvenient. Please pray that their visas will be granted...
Keep Readingby Gray Blocker Over the last few years, I have realized that my trust in the Lord can stem from my circumstances and not from His character. When life is easy or I feel in control, I believe He is a good God. But do I have this same viewpoint when things don't go according to my plan or when I don't feel His presence? In order to truly trust the Lord, we must remind ours...
Keep Readingby Gary Dyksterhouse Not too long ago I was sent a link by Stephen Pillow to take a personality test. He and his wife Kim had taken it recently, and they wanted to send it out to some of their friends. I rarely participate in these sorts of actions, but I had 5 free minutes of time, and decided to indulge. The last time I can remember taking one of these tests it was the ...
Keep Readingby Gene Stansel Putting all clichs aside, without a doubt we live in troubling times. The entire world is filled with troubles, and we have troubles on our plate as well. How do we face them? Do we resist? Are we critical? Do we grumble? Or do we face trouble with a stoic false joy? What we really need is a certain hope that there is something better for us in the future....
Keep ReadingWestminster's Mission of the Month for March is "Cross Collaboration," the partnership of three missionary families: Nate and Nikki Bonham, Nathaniel and Alicia Gutierrez, and John and Lorena McCall. Many of you will be familiar with the Bonhams and Gutierrezes, but may not be aware that the McCall family was added to the team in April, 2018. They are currently all spread ...
Keep Readingby Portia Collins A little over one year ago, I gave birth to my beloved daughter, Emerie Mikhaela. After spending 19 days in the NICU, my husband and I were finally able to bring our baby home and start our new life as a family. To be completely honest, it was terrifying. I think we both were completely scared out of our minds at the thought of being parents. Let's ...
Keep Readingby Trey O'Brien Greetings from our living room! We enjoyed the Marriage Conference this past weekend and I thought I'd share a vlog in which we're practicing one of the exercises that we learned for better communication. FANOS "is a daily practice for building intimacy": Feeling- this is the emotional "check in" Affirmation- this is intentional affirmation of a chara...
Keep Readingby John Patridge It is not too late! Westminster Presbyterian Church is hosting a marriage Conference this Friday and Saturday, February 15-16. Fast forward to next week, you don't want to hear your friends and coworkers talking about what a great time they had over the weekend. You don't want to feel left out and you definitely don't want hear someone say "my spouse an...
Keep ReadingWestminster's Mission for the Month of February is Reformed University Fellowship (or RUF). As the official campus ministry of the PCA, RUF is committed to serving university students in their unique stage of life by exploring together how the Lordship of Christ informs every area of life. Many of the members of Westminster first came into the PCA through an RUF minsitry o...
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