Lost is a heart-breaking word. Whether it’s connected to death, defeat, directions, or possessions, it can bring us face-to-face with emotions ranging from frustration to the deepest grief. At the... Read More
While I like to reflect on the beauty of a January snowfall in the homeland (Canada), not so in Texas where snow flurries usually mean nothing more than icy roads... Read More
If you are over 50 and grew up in a Southern Baptist Church, you surely have a memory of standing in Sunday School, or gasp! the whole church in the... Read More
Here we are, seven weeks into 2021—a year we desperately hoped for throughout the last one. Most of us have been forever changed by the events of 2020. It is... Read More
The sun was setting, and the meal had been prepared. Jesus and His friends gathered around a table and began to take part in the most significant unfolding of events... Read More
The word Lent is derived from the Anglo Saxon word lencten which points to the lengthening of days we begin to experience as spring approaches, and is translated spring. Lent... Read More
Somewhere, sometime in my lifetime, I heard these words sung in prayerful probing either by one of my grandmothers or my mother:“Have thy affections been nailed to the cross? Is... Read More
Think about it—if Jesus had returned last Wednesday at 2:53 p.m. it would have been stunningly glorious, profound, accompanied by a huge exhaled relief from the world as we know... Read More
A recent Facebook post has me shaking my head:California is on fire, Oregon is on fire, Montana is on fire, areas of Canada are on fire, Texas is underwater, Idaho... Read More