Newport Center UMC Blog

March 29, 2012
Kelsi Walker
As Palm Sunday approaches, I am sitting here reflecting on what it was like for Jesus to ride into Jerusalem with the crowds waving their palm branches as a long-standing symbol of Jewish nationalism...
January 15, 2012
Kelsi Walker
When I think of all the times I hear God speaking in my life-it’s often in the most unexpected ways. It’s when I least expect it and when things don’t go my way. When I was a high school student, I...
January 8, 2012
Kelsi Walker
One thing I miss the most as a college student was the amazing sunsets. I was privileged to go to Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. My dorm room over-looked the Pacific Ocean and we could...
January 1, 2012
Kelsi Walker
1 Kings 19:11-13, “Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the...
November 30, 2011
Kelsi Walker
One of my pet-peeves is how we live in a consumerism society where people feel obligated to give a gift at every birthday party, Christmas, wedding and shower. It would be rude if you showed up...