Monthly Archives: February 2009
Westside Pastors Return from World Tour
Our Lead Teaching Pastor, Dan Southerland, and his wife, Mary just returned from a tour of “Westside around the world.” Accompanying them on their tour were our Missions pastor and his wife, Schaun and Becky Colin. Westside Family Church has … Continue reading
History is a Field with Burried Treasure (so are books)
I love books! Always have. Today I started a new devotional book ”For the Love of God” by D. A. Carson. It looks like a great tool for guiding me in my daily Bible reading. But a nice surprise was the discovery … Continue reading
I Knocked Out His Two Front Teeth!
I shared a devotional in our staff meeting this week along the theme of “Blessed are the peacemakers…” Here is part of what I shared with our team… Decades ago, when I was only 12, I had a paper route … Continue reading
Trust God in All Things
These words are on every check I write, above the signature line. They are the key phrase to any password that I create for web, or other access. I’ve had this as a life “phrase” for almost 30 years now, … Continue reading
God Makes Waves
I always want to be sensitive to the voice of God, but I know I am not. A week ago I committed myself to a 40 day fast from television. I have made a couple of exceptions to watch a … Continue reading
My Kindle
I have to say – I absolutely love my Kindle! It was an extravagant gift, but for a guy who likes to read, and on a 50th birthday, maybe it’s not too extravagant. Since it arrived I have read three … Continue reading
Team Leadership
In April 2007 our church experienced a moral crisis. Our pastor of more than 16 years resigned after admitting to a moral failure. Our church responded to the crisis in amazing ways. I was asked to co-pastor the church with … Continue reading
