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Prayer For a Hurting World Lord, You have promised us your presence. So many around the world feel the need for that presence now – for comfort, for strength, for the provision of life-sustaining resources, for a new home. Their energy is sapped. Their routines are disrupted by the horrors of the past and the…

We are called to give generously, and our attitude when giving is important to God. The text says Jesus “watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury.” Jesus watched the worshipers in the Temple as they gave their offerings. And he watches us today as we give our time and our treasure. Our…

Near my home in East Texas, I once attended a spiritual retreat where one of the participation exercises revolved around pots. We were encouraged to do a “contemplative walk” around the grounds, where we would observe clay pots at three locations. Actually, they were large clay urns. We were to stop at each location and…

Why is family church participation expected of us? Because God wants it to be like the family and because relationships matter. I remember when I was on a deployment to Iraq, my wife had a crisis at home. Our front porch collapsed because it was a poorly poured slab of concrete. The water would build…

Have you ever considered how God uses broken people? I had the privilege this past week of attending an annual benefit luncheon for the Highway 80 Rescue Mission in Tyler, Texas. This organization is dedicated to caring for the homeless, the“street people” in East Texas. The keynote speaker was Elisa Morgan, who served as President…