Old Testament names meant something profound, and were not chosen lightly. The Lord directed me to preach Matthew 1:1-17, looking at wha...

Little House Ties to Tillamook County, my Hometown Imagine my surprise to discover the real Nellie Oleson of the Little House on the Prai...

My first week as pastor of the Lincoln City Church of the Nazarene, George and Myrna took me out to lunch and George said, “Pastor, I’m y...

I just watched a movie which was originally a play called “The Rented Christmas” by Norman & Yvonne Ahern. John Dale, a wealthy business ...

What I have come to realize in over 20 years of ministry is there are very few female pastors who are available to mentor the new pastors...

by an anonymous health care professional ANGRY, NOT ME!? As Christians we often deny our feelings of anger, maybe because we think that i...

One of my nicknames growing up was “Kelli Camel.” I could hike the Grand Canyon or the Eagle Cap Wilderness with a 40 pound pack on my ba...

The Will of God Pastor Kelli Westmark “Will” in the Greek New Testament in talking about God’s will is θέλημα Thelema which means what Go...

A study of “Purpose” scriptures The Hebrew word for purpose is עֵצָה ‘etsah which means counsel, advice, purpose. The Hebrew word picture...