Obama’s Prayer . . . and Mine

I remember in the 2008 election when Barack Obama conducted his world tour as part of his presidential campaign, he

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Obama’s Prayer . . . and Mine

What I Learned from Living Through a Hurricane

We hadn’t paid attention to the news. It was too late to leave. So we were ill-prepared when Hurricane Celia

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What I Learned from Living Through a Hurricane

Before You Get Married, Consider These 3 Truths

I’ll never forget the day a Christian woman in our church asked me to perform her wedding ceremony. After some

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Before You Get Married, Consider These 3 Truths

Pressure Points

Part 9 – “Route 66” (a series with a message from each of the 66 books of the Bible)1 Samuel

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Pressure Points

The Southern Steps and Psalms of Ascent Reminders

Who would have ever thought to use stairs as a memory-trigger? At the southern edge of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, a

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The Southern Steps and Psalms of Ascent Reminders

How to Fix Foundation Problems in Your Spiritual Life

Years ago, my grandmother’s 1909 house got a fresh layer of wallpaper. But only weeks later, I noticed in a

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How to Fix Foundation Problems in Your Spiritual Life