Are you a Sunday nap person? You know, there are people who live for the Sunday afternoon nap. Come home from church, quick lunch, then...

“Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in...

The God Who Sees Hi! my name's Hagar. Thank you for asking for my story You can read the important parts in Genesis chapters 16 and 21,...

1// November 2011. I’m 22 and newly married, in a suburban megachurch comprised almost exclusively of families with kids. Nary a young...

This past Sunday, Pastor Chuck (Frisco First Pastor) introduced a new sermon series titled ‘In God We Trust.’ I had a different idea of...

Today I super-glued my tennis shoes. That’s a ridiculous sentence for a Monday morning. But it’s true. The little bottom, grippy squares...

“I'll never understand why you decided to open an inn on this god-forsaken roadway!”, Judith complained for the hundredth time, “There's...

There is a pile of shoes at the bottom of our stairs - some white Nikes, a pair of Crocs, and various other pair contribute to the...

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...

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...

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...

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

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,...