Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. Proverbs 3...  Read More

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

“Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations.”Deuteronomy 7:9  In ...  Read More

Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.Proverbs 11:14I have a saying that I share often that goes like this. I am not a smart guy, but I am smart...  Read More

Paul says in 1 Corinthians 1:10 "I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mi...  Read More

Several weeks ago, I rotated our dining room table 90 degrees. A small change. Honestly, I did it because the low sun was blasting Jesson and me in the eyes during supper. Simple. Problem solved. That...  Read More

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2Mondays ...  Read More

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one...  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