Over these past few months of social distancing, I have become extremely familiar with every square inch inside the four walls of my house. This extended time period has brought about the spirit of renovation in my family (or at least in me and they have graciously...
Last month I went to the border town of Reynosa, Mexico, with 7 other women from my church. We spent several days with migrant families who were staying at a church shelter while they were navigating the difficult process of securing the documentation required to be...
I have three boys. 13, 11, and 1. They are growing up in a time that is much different from the time in which I grew up. I can remember a time before the internet. I remember using typewriters. Not just the automatic ones but the old school ones where an arm with 2...
Addy, a young girl at First Baptist Church, Garland, gave me the best church welcome, ever.In the 24 years I’ve served with Dallas Baptist Association, I am sure I have worshiped with more than 100 different churches. Most of our churches are great at welcoming...
Love God, Love Your Neighbor Smaller Church Leadership Pastors of churches with fewer than 200 people in average worship attendance are encouraged to participate in the Allied Baptist Churches of Dallas (ABCD) network. Pastors meet monthly for inspiration, fellowship,...
Much like the late great Whitney Houston, in her song “Greatest Love Of All,” I too believe that the children are our future. And much like the late great Solomon says in Proverbs 22:6 I also believe that if we “train up a child in the way he should go; even when he...
