In my house garlic salt is a staple, it gets added to just about everything we cook. Just as garlic flavors our food, the concept of “missional community” should characterize our lives. Perhaps I sound as if I’m speaking French? Well hold on, the translation is coming. In the church world, missional living can be Read More
Where do I begin? Okay, let’s just jump right in! Folks in the church world tend to use a lot of “catch phrases,” words or combinations of words that though they sound good often cause confusion, and may not always be the complete truth. Whenever I hear these phrases they absolutely cause me to cringe, Read More
The title of this post is actually borrowed from a long time friend. Jenifer “LaDonna” Sanders is the IMPACT Student Ministries Director for the Southwest Texas District Pentecostal Church of God. A few weeks ago she spoke at Youth Night during the fellowship’s general convention. Her words held a powerful truth; one I have spent Read More
Today is my birthday, and while this may shock you (sarcasm inferred), despite the many years I have roamed this planet, I still have not arrived. To celebrate my birthday, my husband planned a fabulous resort get away. The trip has been absolutely fabulous, until an incident tonight that literally left me spittin’ MAD! Many Read More
Be honest, who still watches, “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” every holiday season? (Looks around, timidly raising her hand). When our kids were younger, we had all of the Christmas classics on gasp…VHS! As they grew older and VCR’s grew scarce, we began replacing the videotapes with DVD’s. Although there is no one in our Read More
There are days when I genuinely wonder if my presence in the world makes any difference. If you look up “average” in the dictionary, I’m pretty sure you’d find my picture there. Sometimes I look with admiration at those who have accomplished great things, and then I let myself get discouraged knowing I won’t ever Read More
To call my 6’1, 200 pound, eighteen-year-old college football player a child is a stretch by any means, but if you’ll humor me here, there is a method to my madness. Ask any parent and they’ll tell you that raising children takes a lot of faith; you do the best you can and hope they Read More
