It’s one of those weeks. Your schedule is overloaded. You’re facing several expenses you hadn’t budgeted for. A close relationship has fractured. And to make matters worse, people you trusted have tur...  Read More

We’ve all misplaced our phone or keys. It’s maddening. And they’re always lost when you’re in a hurry to leave. So, you turn your place upside down searching. You check the dryer, the bathroom, the re...  Read More

It’s hard to wait. Whether you’re a kid waiting for the excitement of Christmas or an adult waiting for a diagnosis or even a call from a child. Whatever the circumstance, waiting is hard, and sometim...  Read More

Dear Church Family, If you have been following along, you know we have been on a fun ride with Carson’s Second Baptist Eagle’s Women’s Soccer Team. The Eagles fought valiantly in the semi-final game a...  Read More

What is it about Christmas morning that enthralled you as a child? The nervousness before laying your head down to sleep? The adrenaline that hit as you woke up? The longing to know what Santa got you...  Read More

One way to discern who has authority over a situation is to observe who people ask for help. In ancient times, a king would be honored by his subjects when they came with petitions before him. It was ...  Read More

All good comes from God. Regardless of the circumstances, full dependence starts with “my soul, wait in silence” (v. 5). Matthew Henry explains that this means our soul “says nothing against what He d...  Read More

As a young boy, I was in a hurry for lots of things—like to stay up late with no curfew or to involve myself in adult activities way before they were appropriate—but nothing could compare to my impati...  Read More

Have you ever done things your own way but they didn’t turn out exactly how you had planned? You knew there was probably a better way (like praying to God for direction), yet you felt like your way wa...  Read More

Last night, my daughter’s soccer team won their fourteenth straight game to advance to the final four in Tapps Division IV women’s soccer. It was an incredible match against Lutheran South, a team we ...  Read More

Amid Hosea’s call to the Israelites, we find one of Scripture's most persistent messages: a call to return to God, anchored in love and justice. This verse reminds us of the heart of our relationship ...  Read More

Waiting on God in the face of personal hurt or after someone has wronged you can feel like one of the hardest things we are called to do as Christians. Our natural reaction is to seek justice or worse...  Read More