Social Justice and God’s Math

God’s ways are not our ways and thank God for that.  We look at things with our limited logic and think there is no way that 1 + 1 = 3 (our US government being the exception).  God looks at impossible equations and says, “watch and see my glory.”
A couple of the best examples of [...]

Economic Certainty

I hear on the news over and over again about the struggles of our country as we continue to face economic uncertainty.  This is great statement about the mindset of Americans and how capitalism has replaced Christianity as our value system.  Even in the best of times, our economic future is uncertain.  What is [...]

40 Days for Life

Tomball-Cypress believers sign-up here to participate: 40 Days for Life sign-up sheet.  Please submit a contact form for access.
You are invited to participate in “40 Days for Life” with other families in the Tomball-Cypress community as we ask the Lord to save lives from abortion and close the Planned Parenthood in Houston.  Planned Parenthood [...]

Who’s the bigot?

Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary Definition:

a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices ; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance

I hear this term thrown around quite a bit nowadays.  Especially after the voters passed [...]

Faith and Doubts

If you are a believer in Jesus, do you ever doubt your faith?  If you doubt, does that mean you don’t really have a saving faith or that your faith is weak?
I’ve had this discussion a couple of times with my ten year-old son.  He has been raised in a Christian home.  He accepted Jesus [...]

Why I’m still on the right

In many elections it is not surprising how people vote.  There are usually one or two key issues that people cling to and that sets their political mind set.  There is nothing wrong with that.  The reality is that there are so many issues with no real right or wrong  perspective that very few of [...]

The Question Song

1 Timothy 4:12 (ESV)
12 Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
My ten year-old son wrote this song about his internal wrestling with what it means to truly follow Jesus.  I thank God that He [...]

Back to Liberia – For now

Genesis 50:20 (ESV)
20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
I don’t know why I was born healthy and have enjoyed a life of physical and material blessings here in America.  I don’t [...]

The Lord’s Prayer – Deliver us from evil

Matthew 6:13 (ESV)
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Here Jesus asks us to pray that our Father not lead us into temptation.  However, this is exactly what the Holy Spirit did to Jesus at the beginning of His ministry.
Matthew 4:1 (ESV) [...]

The Lord’s Prayer – Forgive us our debts

Matthew 6:12 (ESV)
12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
My debts are already forgiven.  This is the message of the New Testament.  Good News!  The debt you owe has been paid.  So why is Jesus teaching me to ask for forgiveness of [...]

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