The gift of life
I will not pretend to know what it looks like in your home. All I know is that here in ours, we have a lot of noise, lots of energy, a...
Enveloped
I learned a lot about life growing up on a desert ranch in Arizona. Most people have a romanticized understanding of cowboy life. The...
Not a "story"
The Saturday morning "Journey Men" breakfast often settles into a discussion of the struggles men face in the world and in our walk with...
Together
I met a new friend a few weeks ago and she did something that caught my attention. She kept asking questions over and over again. When...
Where is your proof?
How do you know if something is good or bad? If it real or a fake imitation? We find proof one way or another. I know a good donut...
Be Still
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out...
The Cradle, Cross, and Crown
Reflections from The Cradle, Cross and Crown During December we’ve been reading the advent study, The Cradle, Cross and Crown by Billy...
The Silent 15
The Silent 15 … When I was a youth pastor in Texas some years ago, we incorporated the Silent 15 as often as possible. It is a simple...
It's Beginning to Look A lot like Christmas
I was listening to the radio the other day and the song came on the radio “It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” This is a...
Waves
When I was in Hawaii this summer, I got to go to the beach and play in the water and the waves. Though I may be nearly 50 (yikes), put...