Posts with the category “weekly-encouragement”

Yesterday I officially started my 50th year of life! I turned 49, but that means that I have started my 50th year (if that’s confusing, remember that when a baby turns 1, it’s because he’s completed h...  Read More

1 This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful. 3 But with me it is a very small thi...  Read More

Walking up the trail listening to the sound of my boots hitting the ground, focusing on trying toremain as quiet as I can, and keeping my senses heightened for any other critters that may be wandering...  Read More

Don’t Remain a RookieJuly 21, 1997 I stood before Chief Bob Bond, raised my hand, and was sworn in as a Tyler Police Officer. I was 22 years old, had just finished the police academy, and was now offi...  Read More

Freezing rain blew through the mango trees on the night my mom jumped into our old Volkswagen van to search the streets for a homeless man. Our town had a transient homeless population, but this man h...  Read More

The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. - Ecclesiastes 12:13Every other week I have the responsibility of writing this weekly ...  Read More

As I've been in Seminary I've realized that there's nothing new under the sun intellectually speaking; I truly believe most thoughts have already been thought. So that leaves me with two options today...  Read More

Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. - Proverbs 12:25I have to be honest. I have an anxiety problem. I tend to stress over things a lot. I am sure I am not alone i...  Read More

“The people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us. Then we’ll be like all the other nations: our king will judge us, go out before us, and fight our battles.””‭‭1 ...  Read More

And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authori...  Read More

6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person-though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die- 8 but God...  Read More

3 Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. 4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. 5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They ...  Read More

It was good to be back in Acts this past Sunday. Josh challenged us with a question we should be reflecting on this week: “How is your life intentionally glorifying God?” He shared with us how ,if you...  Read More

1 Praise the Lord!
 Praise God in his sanctuary;
    praise him in his mighty heavens!2 Praise him for his mighty deeds;
    praise him according to his excellent greatness!3 Praise him with trumpet s...  Read More

9 "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?"10 Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, ab...  Read More

I consider my husband to be highly intelligent and wise, so it surprises me when he comes up against something that completely baffles him… like how to exit IKEA. Granted, they designed their massive ...  Read More

Here's the church, here's the steeple, open the doors, see all the people.Are you familiar with this nursery rhyme? I remember learning it, and the hand motions that went along with it, when I was a l...  Read More