by Josh Reagan A perpetual trip down memory lane: Every Tuesday Thursday I wake up about 4:30 a.m., make some coffee, make my way to Jackson for 50 minutes of Hebrew. The drive is a bit boring in regards to scenery, and a bit depressing knowing that I will be making the same drive 50 minutes after I arrive. I am good at grumbling. Though the drive isn't ideal there are...

by Shelby Gorman I am very good at dismissing my thoughts or feelings. You ask me how I am doing and I will usually say, "I'm good," even though every part of my inner being is screaming, "tell someone that you're not!" In those times that I'm not able to say how I feel, I've found that writing it down helps get it out. Then I found that writing it down as a prayer helped...

by Gary Dyksterhouse "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." - Frank Herbert, Dune One of my favorite seri...

Westminster's Mission of the Month for the month of September is the Greenwood Community Food Pantry. The Food Pantry is a non-profit organization that provides low-income residents with a box of groceries once a month. They also provide emergency boxes for residents who have applied for food stamps but have not yet received them from the government. In July of 2018, 608 ...

by Meagan Howard "The goal in reading the Bible is to see God as so supremely valuable that other things assume their way lower place. Your idolatries fall away, and your obedience becomes driven by what is beautiful." -John Piper Habit: a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up. The habit of studying the Word of God isn't alw...

by Michelle Hodges I'm supposed to be writing a blog post, but instead, my mind is swirling with thoughts of you. I'm currently wondering how are y'all holding up? You've made it through eight days of school now Are you tired? Has it been difficult or easier than you expected? Do you miss me? (Because I'm REALLY missing y'all!) Do you remember all the things we talked abo...

by Kim Pillow When Mary Dudley was in kindergarten, I can vividly remember Jan Locke with her glowing smile telling me one day in the Pillow carpool line , "Kim, enjoy it, it flies by so fast!" Jan's daughter was a senior in high school at the time. I pulled off and thought, "Psh, I've got sooo many years left." Now I know what many of you know, as the years go by, they d...

by Brandi Pillow Deuteronomy 15: 6-8"For theLordyour God will bless you,as he promised you, andyou shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow, andyou shall rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over you. If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that theLordyour God is giving you,you shall not harden y...

by Watson M. Pillow Before I start, I must confess that all of the facts may not be perfect, and I'm sure I will leave some out, so please forgive me. Delta Streets Academy began six years ago. It has been housed in First Baptist Church for which I will always be thankful for their generosity in doing that. Then a few years ago Michael Joe Cannon of Cannon Motor Company ...

by Lee Coleman The vast array of cultural topics we covered in our "Seven Toxic Ideas Polluting Your Mind" Sunday school made for some fantastic discussion, but also left a ton of unfollowed rabbit trails that we just couldn't pursue due to time. In particular, the session on our addiction to technology had far too many angles to cover. One resource that I want to commend...