Today I expected to be in North Carolina, unpacking and getting settled in, but there was a unexpected stop we made in Indiana to visit and help out my uncle's daughter and son-in-law. So here I am in South Bend, IN :). ...

Secret SignalsMr Brett and I have been married for 4 (!!) months. This is a long time considering that I only met him 14 months ago (yeah, do as I say, not as I do). And now that we are married, we have been working on o...

 Mar 14:13-15 And He *sent two of His disciples and *said to them, "Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him; and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, 'The Teac...

My wife and I went to a Casting Crowns concert in Charlotte this past Saturday. I have their latest studio album, The Altar and the Door. I had listened to it a few times, but the messages on it just hadn't sunk in. I ju...

There’s too much wax on this apple. As if by loading it up with a smooth, clear, relatively unnoticeable cover, we can pretend we'll not get bruised when falling off this tree – or being picked off more likely. But the...

  Well the day we celebrate the risen Christ is over. So we are starting out a new week after acknowledging that Christ is alive, overcome the grave, and he has offered this to us.  As most of my readers, ...

Y'all go say Howdy to Robert, Charis, and Mamma"Despair is a greater sin than any of the sins that provoke it" C.S. Lewis Hey!  I got another song published to Cowboypoetry.com!  HERE is the link to see it!...

See Part 1, "The Metaphor of the Alabaster Jar", in my previous blog entry.Today as I was reading my March e-newsletter of Marmee's Home Journal (from Martha at Marmee Dear & Co.), lo and behold at the end of the pag...

a few notes from last nights class...Eph 2:8-10: For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,  not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are hi...

The more I engage the New Testament text, the more I’m convinced it proclaims a non-violent kingdom founded on suffering, humility, and sacrifice, not violence, force, and aggression.  For many people, their theolog...