Thank you, Lord, for the warmth of coffee. Thank you for giving us the ability to smell, to feel the differences of hot and cold. You are

Most of you have heard my story, the most important part is recorded in the Bible (Mark 2:1-12 and Luke 5:18-26), but you don't even know...

It’s curious about how things work out sometimes. I love writing – I once had a blog, published a book, and a long time ago, taught 5th...

The other day I was in a conversation about names. We were discussing whether or not we liked our names, the way old names are coming...

AUSE. A temporary stop; a break in a verse; temporary inaction; a mark used in writing or printing to correspond to a pause of voice...

Lord, allow me to see with your vision. To see others as you see them, as you created them. To glimpse a clear picture of the path you’ve

This is a retelling of the story of The Rich Young Ruler, or as I heard one person put it, The Rich Young Fool. You can read the actual...

“So Jacob named the place Peniel saying, ‘For I have seen God face to face, yet my life has not been snatched away.’ Now the sun rose on...

I played softball when I was a kid. I played second base, and we had such a fun team, The Sluggers. We all went to school together and...

This spring I really discovered a love for cookies –not just the ones you make at home, but the ones from Cookie Society. It’s incredible...

This past weekend was spent with a lot of high school and middle school girls at Girls Retreat! As the girls minister at Frisco First, it...

A few weeks ago, a truly miraculous thing happened. A thing I’ve prayed for years. My five-year- old son made the decision to love and...

I walk through the house gathering items and settling them into a plastic tub. From our fireplace mantle, I pick up a red-heart-holding...

Are you in this season of life…anxious, get it done, finish strong, move forward, learn from your mistakes, clean up the house, do...

It’s February. Which means if you, like me, are attempting to read through the Bible, cover to cover, in 2023, we’re now in the thick of...

On a recent Friday morning, in the darkness of the before school hours, I sink with a huff down into my favorite green paisley chair in...

How do you feel when someone does something despicable and then is made to pay the price? But what if, instead, they get forgiveness,...

I have two dogs. One loves to go outside when it is raining. The other thinks the first is nuts. He does not want to go near the door...

Many of the past several episodes of the Noisy Narratives podcast feature ministers, pastors and staff members discussing their personal...

Josh walks through the door of his home after school hoping for someone to love him enough to see him and care he is there. His mom is in th