The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it (John 1:5, NIV). Have you ever accomplished something you never dreamed you would accomplish? That’s how I feel about the Doctor of Ministry degree I just earned from King’s University. After four years of study and writing a mammoth paper, I walked across…
There are a lot of emotions surrounding Mother’s Day. For many, it’s a beautiful day—and I love that for them. Truly, I do. My hope for you is that you’re not even reading this. I hope most people saw the title and kept scrolling because they don’t relate. But if you are reading this, it’s…
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need (Matthew 6:33). I’m sure you have heard or read the verse above. In fact, I’ve read it so much that it can easily pass over what the real thought of the message is. But this is…
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:2). I love to watch ballet performances, especially the Nutcracker, during the Christmas holiday. The professional dancers seem to dance like magic, especially when they make spin after spin after spin on their tiny point ballet shoes. A spinning ballerina…
This week, I attended the symphony at the Meyerson Symphony Center in downtown Dallas. It was a very special performance of Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terizín. During the Holocaust at the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp, prisoner Rafael Schäcter, a graduate of the Prague Conservatory, using a smuggled score and a single piano, organized a 150-person Jewish…