It’s December! Again. It seems we were just here, although it was roughly 345 days ago. My desire was to start this month by sending you encouragement for this Advent season on December 1st, but instead I found myself on the Texas border serving alongside the Humanitarian Crisis Relief center there. Let me just tell you right now — there… Read More
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
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
Are you experiencing days where you are feeling disconnected? Not a disconnected from the internet and social media kind of thing, but that disconnected feeling that leaves you feeling all alone. And isn’t it ironic that being connected on Facebook or following others on Instagram can leave you feeling even more alone? The disconnection makes you feel like you are the… Read More
I had just returned from a church service here in my hometown of Corpus Christi, when my mom phoned. “Have you heard about the church shooting in Sutherland Springs?” Just a couple of hours away, I couldn’t believe the non-sense of what I was hearing. I couldn’t understand and neither can the nation as it mourns with Texas. My heart… Read More
I pulled into the drive-thru at Starbucks and there he was. It was a cool windy day and a hot latte was what I needed. But I couldn’t take my eyes off a man who was bloodied and beaten roaming from car to car. Off to the side, the management of the shopping center was watching the scene intently, coaxing… Read More