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There’s no easy way to attach the word cancer to your world and not make all who love you cry. I kept thinking about that statement everyone loves to throw ...

It’s easy to slip into the mentality that we somehow fell through the cracks of God’s good plans.Things are too final. The ink is too dry. The page has been ...

Welcome! Welcome to Session 1 of It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way.Opening DiscussionHow would you define disappointment?Watch Session One: The Birthplace of Disappointment The Birthplace of Disappointment (28 minutes)This ...

Jesus Starts at the BottomPicture a woman who is about to rappel down the side of a tall cliff. Before taking off down the rock’s face, she will first make ...

It is in the context of our relationship with God and others that we experience love. Not only that, but love gains its power when it is shared.Out of love ...

A God Who Is With You When You Reach the End of YourselfMental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to ...

This has been the hardest thing for me: to sit still, all alone and there’s a reason for it. Because real, connected, intimate time with Jesus is the very thing ...

In their hearts people plan their way, but the Lord directs their steps. — Proverbs 16:9Sometimes to get your life back, you have to face the death of what you ...

I would have made a good Pharisee.I was a good rule keeper. I was a good boy, a good teenager, a good college student. Not only was I good, I ...

“Same Kind of Different As Me is a compelling story of tragedy, perseverance, triumph, dedication, faith, and the resilience of the human spirit. Ron and Denver, you truly are my ...

I held my passport in my hand, still shiny and nearly brand-new. I’d only garnered two stamps from trips to Canada and the Dominican Republic. This time I was crossing ...

When we first moved into our current home, I was less than impressed with the overall architecture and aesthetics of the space. It took me a little while to gather ...

I hate failure. I don’t care what all the business and leadership gurus say about the secret to failing well or how to fail forward or that failure is the ...

Independence Day with our family is about as cliché as cliché gets! It’s family, food and fireworks.In typical Texas fashion, the weather will be scorching hot. We will head over ...

The Church’s mission began (according to John 20) with three things which have become very familiar to us in recent days. It began with tears; with locked doors; and with ...

Cloudy with a Chance of Quail I love miracles, and I love food, so I really love food miracles. And while there are multiple food miracles in Scripture, the day ...