I recently came across a letter written by Francis Xavier, a mid 16th century missionary, who wrote to a priest on his perils of his mission to China. In it, he wrote the following: “The …
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). -Matthew 1:23 To say that I have been distracted of late is an understatement. Let me give you …
I have been listening to several podcasts over the last few weeks. Honestly, if you were to look at my podcast queue, you’d find a variety of stuff. Depends on the mood, I suppose. Recently, …
Welcome, Advent season. It seems that the older I get, the faster time goes. I hear that phrase and statement a lot. And, honestly, there’s a lot of truth to the thought. The more I …
Leave this cave, and go stand on the mountainside in My presence. The Eternal passed by him. The mighty wind separated the mountains and crumbled every stone before the Eternal. This was not a divine wind, …
Funny how things fall into place. Over the past couple of weeks in the “Perfect Storm” series, I have mentioned two different religious experts in the Law that spoke to Jesus. I wish I could …
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us…” -Ephesians 3:20 What if. What if we are choosing to live really …
“O Lord, open my eyes that I may see the need of others, open my ears that I may hear their cries, open my heart so that they need not be without succor, let me …
It doesn’t happen with me often, but when it happens it’s never a fun experience. About two minutes into our all staff chapel service earlier this week, I blinked and the contact lens in my …
I was talking with someone today about how living in the Woodlands is a bit like living in the movie, “The Field of Dreams”. Remember that one? The baseball players would just sort of emerge …
“Mark. Pay attention!” That was a message from past Mark. He gently nudges my present day self on occasion and it’s always a welcome surprise. Yesterday, I picked up my copy of Henri Nouwan’s, Making All …
Let’s talk “perspective”, shall we? Love it or hate it, perspective can be a funny thing. Honestly? I am amazed at how often I lose it, actually. Thankfully, we’re never so far away from perspective that …
I love a good sermon illustration. This past Sunday, I wrapped up a four week series called, “No Regrets; the Art of Living the Life You Were Created to Live”. We looked at the heartbreak …
It’s hard to believe that the “No Regrets” series concludes this Sunday. I have had such a remarkable time sharing these messages with the Harvest community at the Woodlands UMC. It’s a blessing to have …
From last Sunday’s message: The next time you feel like GOD can’t use you, just remember… Noah was a drunk Abraham was too old Isaac was a daydreamer Jacob was a liar Leah was ugly …