Reaching a great city and beyondKenton and Adriana WoodJanuary 2020 WHAT A BUNCH OF BANANAS WILL DO. Rebalsito is a small dusty town on the Pacific coast with a population of 1200 souls and is surrounded by dozens of hamlets.Perhaps there are 10,000 people in a 20 mile radius who eke out a living by fishing, planting coconuts, corn, papaya and bananas. The land is fertil...
Keep Readingby Joseph Gorman Kathryn asked me to write a blog for the end of March about two months ago. I struggled for a few weeks with what to write about, but boy have I had a softball land in my lap thanks to the Coronapocalypse. This has been a difficult and unique situation in many different ways, but the thing that sticks out to me the most is just how fragile we are. And I d...
Keep Readingby T.Mac Howard Wow! 2020 sure did start off with a bang! #COVID-19 Like everyone, the last few weeks has been a whirlwind for me personally and professionally. Trying to "quarantine" with three little knuckleheadsmakes me extremely thankful for any and everyone who works with elementary age and younger children! At the moment, Delta Streets Academy will stick to educati...
Keep Readingby Reid Kelly Friends at Westminster, Grace and peace to all of you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! I want to give you a quick answer to the most common questions that I received when catching up with friends: How are you/Lindsey/kids? Well, we just learned that we get an extra week of Spring Break (under strange circumstances, albeit), so we're great! It's been...
Keep Readingby Anne Marie Owens Beginning Thursday, May 7th from 5:15-6:15pm in the fireside room, all women (and friends) of Westminster will have the opportunity to participate in a 12 week summer book club on Rebecca Mclaughlin's book, "Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion". The intention behind choosing this book is to lean on one another f...
Keep ReadingWestminster's Mission of the Month for March is Missionaries to South America Nate and Nikki Bonham. Read below for more information about the Bonhams, their ministry, and ways that you can be praying for them this month. Nate and Nikki's desire for foreign missions began soon after they got married in 2004. After several years working in secular vocations, Nate receive...
Keep Readingby John Patridge For most people reading this, we have almost completed two months of a new decade. With each new year and especially a new decade, people love to set New Year's resolutions. Most times they are lofty goals that will make our lives better. Other times they are little things like taking the trash out without someone asking. "This is going to be the year. I ...
Keep Readingby Amy Coleman Valentine's Day is one of my favorite times of the year. It has had my number now for 28 years. Some people love Valentine's Day and some hate it for various reasons. Op/ed writer Dean Obeidalliah stated clearly what many think when he wrote, "What may have started out as a holiday intended to bring couples together has been transformed into a commercial sp...
Keep Readingby Portia Collins It is no secret that theology is a necessary component of the Christian faith. No matter how intimidating it may seem, there is simply no way of getting around the practice of theology if we desire to mature as Christians. The word theology is derived from the Greek word ί (theologia).[1] In its simplest form, theology is understood to be the study of G...
Keep ReadingWestminster's Mission of the Month is Reformed University Fellowship (RUF). RUF is the Church going to college campuses with the message of Jesus Christ. As a ministry of the Presbyterian Church in America, RUF holds to the convictions of historic Christianity which motivate hearts for God and love for the university. These convictions include the need for new life in Chri...
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