In Basel, Switzerland each year the good protestant townspeople have a festival in which they all don masks and go through the city doing things and going places they would never consider doing/going under normal circumstances. The mask, which veiled their identity emboldened them to do these things. One year, […]
Take off the Mask!
Take Off The Mask Many people throughout history have worn masks. The Lone Ranger Batman The Joker Deadpool Wolverine Darth Vader Spider Man Iron Man Flash Captain America The Phantom of The Opera Zorro We all wear masks. The question is… What masks do you wear? Sunday Morning mask- Where regardless of how […]
Texas State Fair!
Every Fall, in late September and early October, my family and I look forward to attending the great State Fair of Texas. We all meet together and like Moses and the children of Israel we attempt to navigate our large family through the mass of people and hit all of […]
Where does your Joy come from?
Marvin Jacobs a San Francisco lawyer, bought his dream jaguar, only to find out that it didn’t really make his life complete. USA Today reported in an article on state “lemon laws” that over the next 3 ½ years Jacobs had to take his car into the shop a grand […]
Peace and Quiet!
I woke up recently on a Saturday morning just as the sun had come up. Since the weather was nice enough, I decided to go outside and sit on my backyard patio for some peace and quiet time. It’s there that I enjoy my morning devotions when the weather permits. […]
Answered Prayer!
Three Ways God Answers Prayer There are many ways that God answers His people, when we pray. I will just share with you three simple answers to our prayers. 1. The first answer that we may hear from God is… “NO” Obviously this is never the answer that we want […]
Look On The Bright Side!
I Pastor a great church family in Dallas, Texas. I have to admit, every Sunday I look at the weather to determine whether or not I think people are going to come to church. If it is raining, I complain, “God, why are you letting it rain on Sunday? […]
Strangled in the Womb!
Starla and I had only been married for a year when our first son was born. The entire delivery process was new to us. So we didn’t completely understand the magnitude of what was happening. But at one point in the delivery process we lost the heartbeat of our […]
Be Ready!
It was a late night drive home. The Houston Rockets had just won the NBA Championship in 1995 for the second year in a row. Starla and I were driving home with our windows down, listening to the people celebrate the victory. As I looked into my rear-view mirror, […]
Street Fight!
It was a cold Friday night under the bridge in Houston, Texas. We had just finished the worship set. I had settled into my message when it happened. A couple of thugs from the streets came into our crowd and started disrupting the service. They were causing some concern […]