Let’s Brag

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in...

Living In Fear

“But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought...

Starting Out Blind

I grew up on the other side of Dallas, in an area known as Oak Cliff. Literally two minutes from downtown Dallas. Every day I would get up, and I would see the Dallas skyline. I knew it very well. I lived my entire life in its shadow. I knew where every building was....

Step One

When I played football as a kid, our coach would have us sit on the floor in the locker room before games. Our one job during this time was to imagine ourselves running plays perfectly in our minds. He would call a play, and we would run it mentally. He would yell out...

He Gave Everything

Have you ever been around a kid who wasn’t getting his way? I saw this little kid at a restaurant one time, his name was Timmy, and he was a grade-A, number-one brat. (I get it. Young children are a handful. One time, I took my nephew to the arboretum, where he...

Who Are You Imitating?

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. — Ephesians 5:1–2 Have you heard this story? A new bride is making her first big dinner for her...