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I wish you a joyous Fall...and a Happy New Year!

by Kathryn Dyksterhouse Happy Fall! Today is October 13th and I had to do a Google search to make sure that I was correct in assuming that it is still Fall. And Google confirmed that Fall lasts from September 22nd December 21st (I honestly had no idea that it lasted so far into December!). The reason that I had to double check was because I have begun seeing early signs ...

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On Becoming a God-Fearing Woman

by Kathryn Dyksterhouse "Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised."Proverbs 31:30 In 2002, as young newlyweds, Gary and I joined a PCA church in Atlanta. Within a few weeks of joining, I was invited to join a women's discipleship group. Having grown up in the church, I had been a part of Bible studies and youth groups in the...

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March Mission of the Month: The Bonham Family

Westminster'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...

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Mission of the Month: Reformed University Fellowship (RUF)

Westminster'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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A New Year, A New Bible Reading Plan

It is hard to believe that 2020 is already upon us. This is the time of year for plans and resolutions, clean crisp pages on the calendar that are waiting to be filled. Some of us are planners, some wish we were planners but can never quite seem to follow through, and some are of the "just wing it" mentality. No matter which category you would say that you fall into, hav...

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Mission of the Month: Palmer Home for Children

Westminster's Mission of the Month for December is Palmer Home for Children. Palmer Home is a Christian organization that provides residential care without charge and an introduction to God through service, to children who have a need for viable placement. There are currently two locations: Columbus and Hernando, MS. Serving individual children as well as sibling groups, P...

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Operation Christmas Child 2019

"Jesus replied,'A manwas going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead.Now by chance apriest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.So likewisea Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.But aSamaritan, as he journeyed,...

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Seated

by Kathryn Dyksterhouse Have you ever felt nervous walking into a room by yourself and wondering if you will see anyone that you know? Will there be a seat at the table for you? Will you be welcomed in or glared at as the stranger? I went to a reunion last weekend. On Saturday night, there was a great banquet. There were long tables reaching the length of the banquet hal...

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Westminster's Mission of the Month: Greenwood Food Pantry

by Kathryn Dyksterhouse I went to the grocery store today to stock up on groceries for the week. I bought so much food that my reusable bags did not provide enough space, so I had to use several plastic bags as well. When I got home, I noticed some expired food in my refrigerator and pantry that needed to be thrown out. And I was struck by the fact that the overflowing ba...

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We Need You, Little Toe!

by Kathryn Dyksterhouse "For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body Jews or Greeks, slaves or free and all were made to drink of one Spirit. For the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot should say, 'Because...

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2019 African Bible College Update

Westminster's Mission of the Month for the month of July is African Bible College. African Bible College was founded in 1976 by Dr. and Mrs. John. W. Chinchen. After training pastors in the interior of Liberia, the Chinchens realized the great need for a Bible College that would meet the educational and spiritual needs of high school graduates emerging from an awakened Afr...

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Recounting

by Kathryn Dyksterhouse "We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds." -Psalm 75:1 Throughout Scripture, there is a reminder and command to recount the deeds of the Lord. In fact, that's really what all of Scripture is, in a way. The passing along of God's goodness, faithfulness, and working in His people from gener...

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Missionaries to Guadalajara, Mexico

Westminster's Mission of the Month for the month of May are missionaries Kenton and Adriana Wood who serve in Guadalajara, Mexico. Read their story below taken from the Mission to the Word website: Kenton, son of missionary parents in southern Mexico, trusted Jesus at an early age. He attended Wheaton College and received a B.A. and a commission as an officer in the U.S...

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Cross Collaboration 2019 Update

Westminster'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 ...

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2019 RUF Update

Westminster'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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Tell Your Story

by Kathryn Dyksterhouse HAPPY NEW YEAR! I always love this time of year a time to reflect on 2018, all of the joys and struggles, and look with anticipation to the coming year. What would I like to continue? What would I like to change? I love looking at the clean(ish) sheets of my calendar and dreaming about the events that will fill them in the coming months. One of ...

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When Heaven Comes Down, How Do Shepherds Respond?

by Kathryn Dyksterhouse In this year's Advent Sermon Series "When Heaven Comes Down," Richard is teaching us to see the different people that were confronted with the news of Jesus' arrival on this earth and how they responded. Last Sunday, we heard about the shepherds who were approached by an angel of the Lord with this news in Luke 2:8-21. I don't know about you, but ...

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[Palmer] Home for the Holidays

by Kathryn Dyksterhouse "It's the most wonderful time of the year! There'll be much mistletoeing and hearts will be glowing when loved ones are near. It's the most wonderful time of the year!" Are you a "play Christmas carols in the car all year long and put the tree up in August" kind of person or do you put your foot down with "the word Christmas won't even be mentione...

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Greenwood Food Pantry

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 ...

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Believing the Lie

by Kathryn Dyksterhouse As I am seeing my nine-year old daughter becoming more aware of the way she looks and how her appearance "matches up" to the societal standard for beauty, I am convinced that vanity, idolatry of appearance, and insecurity (among others) are an epidemic in our culture today. As a result, I have been studying books that speak to teenage girls on topi...

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Do You Have a Story to Tell?

by Kathryn Dyksterhouse If you know me well, you know that I am a planner and an organizer. I don't know what I would do without my calendar. Every year in December, I look ahead to next year's calendar and make some plans for church communications. My first order of business is to ask members and friends of Westminster if they would be willing to write a blog post in the...

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Joy in Your Worst Nightmare

My son, Langdon, celebrated his fifth birthday yesterday. Every year around this time, I find myself not only reflecting on the life of my own son, but also on the life of a son that I never had a chance to meet. Just over two years ago, the son of a college friend of mine died in his sleep. Cam was only about a month older than Langdon. This is what most parents would im...

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