This is the worst year ever! Those six words have longed to roll off my tongue for months now. But as they form, I have to stop them. I bite my tongue and chomp those negative words down. And I’ve heard from many of you, that your 2017 seemed to be the worst and most challenging of years. Oh how… Read More
Archives for December 2017
Christmas Eve — a day filled with such anticipation and wonder
How many times have you and I heard it — how many more days until Christmas? how much longer? will Christmas morning ever be here? Those questioning sentences rolled off the tongues of my children over and over for years. The anticipation of Christmas morning seemed so far off. The waiting seemed endless as they counted down. Their high hopes… Read More
This advent — the anticipation and coming of snow and the newborn King
They predicted it. The weatherman announced that snow would fall on south Texas soil by midnight. But would that become true, we wondered? These skies had not seen ice falling in 13 years. The announcement of the coming of snow left the city waiting in anticipation. We sat by windows and doors in wonder and expectation. When would the forecasted… Read More
a few things you can learn from a rooftop in Guatemala
A year ago, I stood on the stage leading worship. The team and I led the people boldly in praise and anthem, “We’re Gonna Shout It From The Rooftops That Love Has Broken These Chains We’re Gonna Sing It And We Won’t Stop Love Has Spoken Our Lives Forever Changed” It was one of the glorious moments when the whole… Read More