by LaurieGreenWestlake | Jul 29, 2022 | Doctrine, Westlake's Opinion
In my previous blog, Revelation, First Things First, we explored the truth that both you and I are fully equipped to draw meaning and revelation from the book of Revelation. Considering we have the Holy Spirit, we can expect that when we encounter hard-to-understand...
by LaurieGreenWestlake | Jul 23, 2022 | Doctrine, Westlake's Opinion
When was the last time you perused the biblical book of Revelation? Have you taken a recent stroll back through your favorite and highlighted verses? Revisited the riveting imagery? The details? The inspiration? It’s probably one of your favorite and oft-quoted...
by LaurieGreenWestlake | Jul 16, 2022 | Westlake's Opinion
I recently wrote Amazon about a problem with a customer review. The pleasant response email from the customer-service rep ended with the closing salutation, “Stay Safe.” I read the line a couple of times, brows burrowing into my forehead. Stay safe? Considering...
by LaurieGreenWestlake | Jun 26, 2022 | Westlake's Opinion
I’m scratching my head while watching our world fall apart. I’m confounded, confused, and constantly bewildered at the hateful rhetoric pouring through my news feeds. I’m aghast at the violence throughout the world. I am disheartened as some from our own Christian...
by LaurieGreenWestlake | Jun 11, 2022 | Uncategorized, Westlake's Opinion
I love the picture above. But I would lift up a different sign at this “let’s make a difference” rally. My sign would say, Pray today for a better tomorrow–the new Kingdom. We live in a unique period of time. Acts 17:26 tells us that God has...
by LaurieGreenWestlake | Jun 5, 2022 | Doctrine, Westlake's Opinion
I don’t know about you, but I hear the word “prepare” from not just the conspiracy theorists in bunkers out there, but also from the national main-stream media. News of rolling energy blackouts, food shortages, and record inflation are hitting the airways, and I find...
