Every year, I ask God to do something in my heart. I want to see something I have overlooked or taken for granted. The unfolding details revolving around Jesus' entry into human history have become almost too familiar. So every

When I was younger, I discovered a Psalm that really resonated with me. It set an expectation or a comparison to which I aspire. I'm away on study leave, buried in east Texas forest with big plate glass windows surrounding

I have a naturally skeptical mind. I was taught to think critically, had enough disappointments to accentuate that thinking, and am driven to dig until I find confidence. "Trust is earned, not given," I have said often. It's not that

As inflation continues to affect our community, most people feel it immediately at the grocery store. For those who are already living on the edge, it can be daunting. Manna House is our partner here in Midlothian. We coordinate benevolence

When people think of the call of Christ, so often the first thing to pop into their minds is what they might give up or lose. I hate that. Really, I hate the pattern of thinking that is so pervasive.

I believe that God made every one of His followers for purposes bigger than they can imagine. That's one reason we wanted everyone to do some discovery work about their spiritual gifts, passions, personality, and experiences. I believe that some

We visited the little league ballpark last week for the first time in many, many months. My days of sitting behind the fence, hoping my kids would be able to make plays and have fun came rushing back to me,

Fear can rule our hearts, damage our hope, and wreak havoc on our plans. But fear is often irrational, unfounded. In a sense, fear "fakes us out" of decisions we might have made, the trust we might have expended, and

I remember someone saying years ago, "There's no such thing as a free lunch." Right now, in our culture, we are experiencing a large number of events and decisions that involve benefits that are implied as "free." We operate in