Part 4: The Wise Men This week, Pastor Michael Westfall shares the devotional as we close out the series, “WholeLifeWorship and the Christmas Story.” Michael is the Associate Pastor at GracePoint Church in Tigard, OR. His focus is about the Magi or Wise Men and how they brought hope through their WholeLifeWorship. To start, I … Continue reading WholeLifeWorship and the Christmas Story

Part 3: Mary This week Krista Westfall and I collaborated on this blog devotional. Krista is the Worship Director at GracePoint Church in Tigard, OR. She is also a very talented recording artist and songwriter. Krista has a profound prophetic gift and a committed obedience to the Lord's will that has brought many people to … Continue reading WholeLifeWorship and the Christmas Story

Part 2: The Shepherds (Luke 2:8-20) I’m happy to welcome Pastor Brad Twitty to our WholeLifeWorship Blog team! Brad will be sharing part 2 in our series of how we see WholeLifeWorship principles being lived out by people in the Christmas narrative. Brad is the Associate Pastor of Adult Ministries at Community Church Rancho (formerly … Continue reading WholeLifeWorship in the Christmas Story

Part One: Zechariah I love the holiday season, especially the weeks leading up to Christmas! While there is so much going on (shopping for gifts, decking the halls and celebrating with friends and family), I find it most important to focus on the “reason for the season” – the Coming of Jesus into our world. … Continue reading WholeLifeWorship in the Christmas Story

Our special guest blogger is Pastor Gary Keith. Gary is Lead Pastor at Life Bible Fellowship in Upland, CA. Gary and I have been accountability and prayer partners for over 30 years, and I consider him one of my closest friends. God has used our relationship to bring much transformation in our lives, as we … Continue reading Worship That Transforms

Thanksgiving is upon us! It’s one of my favorite holidays: having a prolonged vacation, being with loved ones, and, of course, eating some great food. But like other holidays, it’s easy to lose sight of the real reason we celebrate it. There’s something more to Thanksgiving than just hanging out with family, eating a LOT … Continue reading Going Deeper with Thanksgiving

As I just celebrated my 64th birthday last week (and thank you for the birthday greetings I received from many of you), I reflected on what were some of the most important lessons I’ve learned over the nearly 6 ½ decades of life. Some of them are changes to how I used to think. Others are … Continue reading Lessons Learned from 64 Years of Life

My apologies. The link I put on the blog I sent out today had a faulty link to the video. So, here is the link. Enjoy!

I love watching athletes doing their pregame rituals. Whether it’s LeBron James throwing up the chalk, Nomar Garciaparra’s obsessive batting glove routine before each pitch or Tiger Woods wearing his red shirt before the last round of a tournament, pregame rituals are a way for athletes to put on their “game face.” It’s a way … Continue reading WholeLifeWorship Prayer – Putting On My Game-face

(This week I've asked my good friend, Krista Westfall, to be our guest blogger on WholeLifeWorship. I've known Krista since she was a child. She became one of my key worship leaders for many years at CBC, before becoming the Worship Director at North Hill Church, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Now she serves as the Worship … Continue reading Becoming “Forerunners”