In many ways, Texas recently became a parable for our culture. During our long freeze, the weatherman promised the sun would return in a week, but the news anchor couldn’t predict when the power would be restored. Most of us were much more interested in the electricity than the weatherman’s promise for the coming week. […]
I peeked out the window and everything was pure white. Snow in Dallas is uncommon. This much snow in Dallas is . . . wait for it . . . unprecedented! (For those who read my blog each week, that was intended to be a joke!) Yep, there is that word again. I am still […]
My blog posts this month are about listening to God. He speaks to servants who listen. But sometimes God whispers. Why is that? GOD’S WHISPER IS PERSONAL When did you last whisper to someone? Chances are, it was someone you love. We don’t whisper in the ears of strangers. God whispers to those he loves […]
I worked at a toy store during my first years of college. One day, I watched a little boy stray from his dad. Dad was feeding baby sister, and big brother was asked to wait on the bench with him. He promised his son they would go into the toy store as soon as sister […]
When I hear the word dignity, I picture a top hat or pearls, worn by someone who speaks with an English accent drinking tea from a bone china cup, pinkie extended. I never thought dignity was a crucial goal because it felt like I would need to pretend to be someone else to achieve it. […]
Patricia Heaton is a Hollywood actress known for her comedy and her Christianity. A friend sent me one of Heaton’s recent tweets, and I thought it summed up the way a lot of us are feeling these days. Heaton wrote, “If you are a common sense person, you probably feel like you don’t have a […]
If I had lived in the first century, I would have bought tickets to the chariot races. I love the football playoffs, basketball games, and, if I could ever learn to follow the puck, I would probably like ice hockey. I enjoy a fast-moving contest. A lot of Christians felt like we had chosen the […]
Note from Janet For those of you who have completed the first half of the Foundations of Faith Bible Study, I hope you will join us for the second half of the study. The first lecture (Abraham & Sarah – Lesson 12) is now available to view on the website. Each lesson will focus on […]
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My favorite Christmas meditation is Emmanuel, God with us. That was God’s pure intention for Christmas. The Creator of all there is wanted to be with us and always has. If, right now, as you are reading these words, you felt him put his arm around you or take your hand, you would experience the […]
