Last week, we began to pray for our country using the Lord’s Prayer as our framework and prayer prompts. This week, we begin with the line, “Forgive us our Sins.” Forgive us our sins...As I wrote last month, “The last I checked my own heart, I discovered hatred, rage, revenge, incredible selfishness, superficiality, immorality and... Continue Reading →

I am not very imaginative and especially not when it comes to my prayers. I use the Lord’s Prayer to give my daily prayers an outline and a framework to know what to pray for and where my heart should be in the matter. Today, I would like to use the Lord’s Prayer as a... Continue Reading →

One of my most embarrassing weaknesses is my complete lack of mechanical ability. Changing light bulbs sometimes prove a challenge and anything beyond replacing a tire air cap on a car is a monumental feat.  I consider some of my greatest accomplishments being replacing car batteries and a toilet seat. The day I changed a... Continue Reading →

Read the psalm below or here and then join me in reflecting on the message. “Out of the depths”…The Lord loves to answer our emergency prayers. It doesn’t matter if we are to blame for being in the depths we can still cry out to God and he will listen. “Hear my voice”...God knows my... Continue Reading →

There is a theory that our civilization is at its most historically precarious existence at this very moment.  This Hinge of History theory considers human’s current capacity to destroy ourselves, the all encompassing future of AI, the still present ability to reverse some of our wrongs such as climate change, and the mounting global crisis... Continue Reading →

Faced with bad news in our world we have two choices - 1. Take responsibility for it or 2. Point fingers at others and place blame. Which one of these do you think most people choose? I am tired of finger pointing and blaming all of the world's problems on others. As a Texan follower... Continue Reading →

I have been reading the book Let Justice Roll Down by John Perkins. He tells the story of the pastor of the Baptist church in his Mississippi town in the early 1960s. Perkins, who is black, had befriended the white pastor and they had reached common ground on their love for the Lord and the... Continue Reading →

The definition of a simple faith is not a small sentence with the most minimum of doctrine. A simple faith is wanting to believe. But this isn’t good enough for our 21st Century mindset that has to have not just happiness but fulfillment, not just wellness but fitness, not just devotion but radical commitment.  When... Continue Reading →

Today, I may face a hundred interruptions and multiple inconveniences. What I do with these moments may be the most important aspect of my day. What if I let these moments be holy moments? I know what you are saying. An inconvenience could be straight from Satan and something that I could denounce and not... Continue Reading →

I miss sharing Communion.  Up until mid-March, the church that we attend offered Communion each Sunday. The way they did it was select members are stationed at the front of the sanctuary holding baskets of bread and a cup of juice. The congregants would come forward to take a piece of bread and dip it... Continue Reading →