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

It happens frequently. We're in conversation with someone, and the natural inclination is to start formulating our response, our rebuttal, our own ideas. If I were "cartooning" this, I would put competing bubbles in the air that kept being advanced

The stories just keep coming. Political leaders, community leaders, and church leaders keep showing up in the news because of immoral or unwise choices. We have had our share of the same pain through the years, and it's devastating every

It's rare that any pastor gets to have a very deep look into the private thoughts of someone. Last week, a grieving family gave me the opportunity to look at a prayer journal that dated back to 2005. It belonged