During World War II, one of the most unlikely heroes wore no weapon on his side. His name was Desmond Doss, a devout Christian who, because of his faith, refused to carry a gun. A conscientious object...  Read More

Do you feel the story picking up steam? As you read Hebrews 11, you begin to jump through Israel’s history, as if the writer is skipping a rock over the book of Judges, the kings and the prophets. Hun...  Read More

Chrissy Outlaw grew up in a broken home and endured abuse from an early age. As a teenager she longed for love and affirmation but instead found herself trapped in toxic relationships. By her twenties...  Read More

The children of Israel were commanded to do something unusual in their conquest of Jericho. God told them to march around the city once each day for six days, and then seven times on the seventh day. ...  Read More

Barbara Snyder was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in her teens and by the 1980s was in the final stages of the disease. She had been confined to her home and then hospice care for years, blind...  Read More

Dear Church Family,I’m grateful for the way you responded last weekend when we made the call to move everything online. Thank you for being flexible, gracious, and understanding. I’m also thankful for...  Read More

The story of Israel’s exodus from Egypt is their nation’s salvation story. As we have seen, it is one of drama and intrigue. After 400 years of growing as a people, and after many years of enslavement...  Read More

In one sentence, the writer of Hebrews has just moved the reader through 40 years of the story, bypassing Moses’ time in Midian, the theophany of the burning bush, and the first nine plagues....  Read More

Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in Maryland in the early 1820s. She knew the whip of her master, the weight of chains, and the constant fear that hovered over the plantation. But Harriet feared G...  Read More

Let me start with a challenge question: What can you do today that will have impact for the next 100 years?...  Read More

I remember as a kid, that my mom once received a Christmas bonus that was different. It was special, bigger, beyond what was normal. My mom was a legal secretary at a large law firm in downtown Housto...  Read More

Because you give, our kids team welcomed on average 242 kids to one of our three campuses Sunday mornings last year (140 at Bellaire, 62 at West U, and 40 at Missouri City). The team works tirelessly ...  Read More