by Brandi Pillow At the beginning of this year, I had a lot of plans. There were several concerts and events Watson and I had lined up throughout the spring and early summer that we were looking forward to. I had my usual list of school events to help plan and attend throughout the spring semester. I was anticipating attending my last on campus residency and workshop seri...
Keep Readingby Mischa McCray When I moved to Mississippi in 2009, I didn't have really any expectations for what I was getting myself into. I was young (22) and had never lived outside of Michigan. I had traveled minimally and most of what I "knew" of the South was a combination of what I had learned from reading books (To Kill A Mockingbird and Cold Sassy Tree were my favorites) or ...
Keep Readingby Josh Reagan Reformed Theological Seminary, or "RTS," is our June "Mission of the Month." We are passionate about the work that this seminary is doing in preparing pastors and missionaries who are committed to "Biblical fidelity, confessional integrity, academic excellence and spiritual growth." And, we are thankful for the education that they have provided to the staff...
Keep Readingby Ian Kayser "Our spirits are most satisfied when we discern God's aim in everything."-Thomas MertonDuring the shelter in place, I developed some new habits. Some of them are good and some of them bad. One of the good habits that I've developed is a daily morning walk withmy dog. I am usually the first one up in the house and we go out for about an hour each mornin...
Keep Readingby Brooke McCorkle This is a letter from Brooke McCorkle. Brooke was a freshman softball player at Mississippi Valley State University this year and began attending Westminster at the end of 2019. Brooke has made the difficult decision to transfer to Butler Community College in Kansas next year. Although her time in the Delta was short, she is grateful for the impact that...
Keep Readingby Mary Grace Conrad "The root of joy is gratefulness. For it is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful." David Steindl-Rast Quarantine, social distancing, stay home, work from home, distance learning, essential business only, groups of 10 people or less, six feet apart. We've been seeing and hearing these terms and phrases since March 11, t...
Keep ReadingOur "Mission of the Month" for this month is a missionary family in South Asia. Because they are in a closed country and any information about them must remain confidential, we'll just call them "B M." Unfortunately, "B M" were supposed to be making a visit to Westminster on May 17th. They were planning to update us in person on their ministry and life in Asia. But, due ...
Keep Readingby Gene Stansel Most of us, myself included, consider the grace of God to be like gentle rain even surprising us with the goodness of God. We often respond, "God, you are so good; I do not deserve such grace, but out of your abundant love, you sent it." We often think that grace is like a fluffy bunny that we can cuddle up to and thereby enjoy the fruits of being loved by...
Keep Readingby Watson M. Pillow A few months ago Kathryn asked me to write something for our blog. These are just some thoughts I've been wrestling with in my mind. (That's a scary thought!) What is the Lord telling us during these times? All of us will have different things: How have I responded to this pandemic? Richard reminded us Sunday about the New Testament church's re...
Keep Readingby Lee Coleman Luke 12:54-56 "He said to the crowd: 'When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, 'It's going to rain,' and it does. And when the south wind blows, you say, 'It's going to be hot,' and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don't know how to interpret this present time?" Th...
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