since our video yesterday, people have been asking how to give to the Real Hope For Haiti Campaign. all donations through paypal or to their ministry address are tax deductible. Real Hope For Haiti is a non-profit organization, which allows your gifts to be tax deductible. any contributors will receive a statement at the end… Continue reading Real Hope for Haiti: How to Give
Category: sermonettes
change bites
Today, our staff meeting was led by Pastor Merle Mees for the last time. Merle, our Director of Ministries, is leaving Westside to join the staff as lead pastor at another metro church that will result in transition to Senior Pastor in the next couple years. This is a tremendous opportunity for Merle that we… Continue reading change bites
NO santa. NO easter bunny. NO God?
ht: newworship blog but adapted for pinkhairedgirl.net ~ i am pinkhairedgirl and i DO NOT deny the existance of the Holy Spirit. i remember a time when i didn’t believe in God. i remember saying, “surely God isn’t real. absolutely not.” when i think back to those days it terrifies me. think about it. in… Continue reading NO santa. NO easter bunny. NO God?
once saved… not always saved?
i was talking on the phone with a friend last night and our conversation turned to the topic of salvation. coming from fairly different religious backgrounds our beliefs in the “eternalness” of salvation somewhat vary. he comes from a more nazarene-ish influence where i grew up Catholic and became a Christian after hearing the Gospel at a Baptist youth camp. i have been… Continue reading once saved… not always saved?
the devil made me do it…
I have been struggling lately with some personal temptation and some frustration because of it. I have been so preoccupied with my mission-planning and a bit stressed about it… that I have been losing my focus. It has been my past that temptation comes my way when God is working on me. So, I decided… Continue reading the devil made me do it…