Advice from America’s First Family — No matter what stage of life you find yourself in, whether you are just starting out or with teens or grown kids raising your grands, it is important to keep the focus on family values. …

What true leadership looks like — Back in high school, some friends and I would go to Houston every Monday night for Houston Metro Bible Study. It was a full-on young adult worship service with a guest speaker every week. Usually, the speaker would sign on for several weeks to teach a series. One of the…

Tradition and preference can work together — Church worship services can take many forms, from informal gatherings to traditional services and contemporary services. Most people have a preference for which setting they attend. For some, if they are not in the right setting they feel they can’t worship properly. But why should it matter? While I lived…

A home full of love — I’ve spent the last week with my wife’s family in California. Normally, when we get together, it’s just to get together. But this time, it was to say goodbye. The family matriarch has passed. Irene Tillman was a force of nature. …

Never a dull moment — It’s never a dull moment around here. When you have three boys under ten, it definitely stays, we’ll say, entertaining, to say the least. I feel for my wife especially. She has three boys to tend to, plus me. The other night, we had a meltdown over dinner. I’m not…

God could call at any time — As Christians, we are called to spread the gospel. We are called to be active, to always be ready. Now, this doesn’t mean being always at work. There are times for rest. God encourages rest. …

We will go dancing — The final book in the Bible, Revelation, describes what we can expect to happen when the end times come and Jesus returns for the final judgment. We know that things have to get pretty bad before He returns, but unfortunately, I don’t things are quite bad enough right now. We’ll…

Weeding out the distractions — Oftentimes, we get in our own way. Things get complicated. When we interject too many of our ideas, we lose sight of why we’re here in the first place. Christianity as a whole can lean this way if we let it. We follow preachers and theologians instead of Jesus. These…

Different time, different place — I’ve always appreciated when buildings are repurposed as something new instead of being torn down. I was a history minor in college, so maybe it’s the history nerd in me that likes to see old buildings get a new lease on life. …