Sometimes, despite our poorest efforts to help or provide for, life manages to continue and even flourish. Around eight years ago a friend gave me some Irises to plant. In fact, he gave me more than I needed. So, the extras sat in a bucket, outside, behind the garage in read more »
Dear Church Family, From somewhere in my childhood, I remember being told to “stop, look, and listen” before crossing a street. A good bit of wisdom for a kid growing up in the Metroplex. Actually, it’s good advice for a lot of areas in life. Do we do this in read more »
Dear Church Family, We have all seen the heart-wrenching images of children, clutching stuffed animals with one hand and the other the hand of their mothers. The borders of neighboring countries are filled with Ukrainian women and children, while men, and many women, are choosing to stay and fight for read more »
The Mountain, the Valley, and the LIGHT “Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with sleep; but since they had stayed awake, they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him.” (Luke 9:32) Left speechless? We all know the phrase, “that left me speechless!” A person read more »
Delight, Refuge, Trust, Holy Finding delight, refuge, and trust in the Holy. Seriously? “But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.” (Luke 6:27-28) People used to say: “That isn’t worth a read more »
What is Holy? There are intersections in life where people, lives and events come together. Like a busy metroplex road they can be a challenge. Particularly at high speeds and certainly on ice. The type when even though we try our best, the car just takes its own route and read more »
Into the Deep End? There are plenty of shallow waters surrounding Christianity. The kind that makes it easy to dip in a foot without making a commitment or even finding out what the water is really like. If we go into the deep end, it could be dangerous. Besides, the read more »
Love is not just a pretty word, but a way of life. The image of God is nothing less than the love of God within us. Sometimes, I wonder if I’m living in the shadow of who I am created to be, or possibly a shadow of the complete person read more »
“Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” Luke 4:21 Anticipation. Do you remember the song by Carly Simon? Unfortunately, every time I hear it or think of it, I remember the ketchup commercial describing the slow pour of ketchup out of the bottle. It is so creamy and rich that read more »
Jesus said to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. In the beautiful and powerful Psalm 23 we read “my cup runneth over.” In the Gospel of John, we read about Jesus unexpectedly changing water to wine — John 2:1-11. When the wine read more »
