Dear Church Family, Can you believe we are one-fourth of the way through 2025 already? Moving into springtime is good—we get to see nature in bloom, rains to wash away the pollen, and Astros baseball ...  Read More

I recently underwent a liver transplant. It has been quite a journey with much waiting built in, from the testing to my diagnosis, to the monitoring of that disease’s process—waiting over twenty years...  Read More

Waiting. That’s an uncomfortable word for most of us. Several unfavorable circumstances come to mind such as waiting in line at the DMV, waiting on hold for the next available customer service agent, ...  Read More

The prophet Habakkuk isn’t one of the first people in Scripture we think of. How often do we fly past his two-page book? In fact, Scripture never names him outside of it! But popularity doesn’t equal ...  Read More

On November 10, 1999, my wife and I followed directions from Warsaw, Poland (where we lived) to the nearby town of Otwock. The last mile was through a forest, and the dirt road ended at a large, recta...  Read More

I always prayed for God’s help in learning the new language. It was not easy trying to understand American History, Math, and other subjects being taught to me in English. I struggled while doing home...  Read More

In 2016, while working in my eighth year at Houston Baptist University (now Houston Christian University), I was called into their Human Resources office. The university was making cuts, and my positi...  Read More

In Psalm 24: 4-5, David needs to know what God would have him do. Earlier, in verse 2b, he expresses that he is concerned about “his enemies.” He is at a crossroads, and he needs to know the ways and ...  Read More

My husband and I have been discussing our 2025 “word of the year.” Each year, we try and choose a word to be the theme or challenge for that year. Some past examples are “trust” and “faith.” One year,...  Read More

In 2 Chronicles 20:17, a powerful message is delivered to King Jehoshaphat along with the people of Judah: "You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salva...  Read More

Confession time: the verses that follow this passage of Scripture have always been one of my least favorite passages. Ephesians 6:10 is the lead-in to the “Armor of God” section. Images of fighting, w...  Read More

As surely as different seasons come, trials will surely come, too. Isaiah reminds us that when we pass through life’s trials, God will be with us. On the other side of these trials, growth and deepeni...  Read More