Dear Reader, While this particular message is addressed to Westgate Chapel, where Alec Rowlands is the pastor, you may find that the message of this blog resonates with your own heart for your church, for your marriage or for your…
There are many examples throughout the Bible of people who made prayer a huge priority in their lives. Throughout Scripture we see from them, the direct results and amazing benefits of a life devoted to seeking God in prayer. Anna…
….and we are His house if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory. Hebrews 3:6 We cannot let go of what has been handed down to us through God’s Word and our most…
If you peeled the grocery store barcode sticker off a banana, stuck it on an orange, and ran that orange through the checkout scanner…it would read “banana” on the cashier’s register even though it would be plain to anyone observing…
A Bible reading plan can be a good thing or a bad thing. Any plan can become legalistic, laborious and will end up being tedious if it becomes the main thing or an end in itself. This can happen very…
I realize that everyone is different, but on our family vacations we like to do very little. We bring books to read, play golf a few times, but most of all Rita and I enjoy having our devotions together...something we…
I had the luxury of spending the whole morning in my study today. I alerted staff and family and turned off my cell phone. And, no surprise, the Lord was already in the study waiting for me. One of my…
There has been a lot of rhetoric in the political arena over the last few years about change. And, as you would have guessed, there is no shortage of opinions about whether the changes have been good or bad: everyone…
God is sovereign! This will always be true and a source of great comfort to us all. We are not in charge. He is! But it doesn’t mean our lives are on autopilot, and that we can push back our…
Pastors have the extraordinary blessing of presenting the unparalleled story of Christ’s conquering death on Easter Sunday. As you prepare for Easter, we invite you to join Evangelist Luis Palau, Portland Pastor Rick McKinley and pastors from all over the…