COVID Update
Happy Friday, Church Family! It’s going to be a beautiful weekend in Houston, Texas. As you prepare for worship this Sunday, I want to call your attention to our COVID policies, which can be found in full here. Governor Greg Abbott announced this week that his mandatory mask mandate…
What’s Next?
Before we begin, I want you to know that on Saturday, September 19, we are hosting a Hurricane Laura Supply Drive on our Crosspoint Church-Bellaire campus from 9am-12pm. This is an effort in partnership with Southwest Houston United Responds (SHUR) and Houston Responds. Please visit relief.cityrise.org for a list of approved donation items and even…
Dynamic Faith
I’m thankful for you and all our teams who have planned and participated with excellence during this season of new things. I am additionally thankful that we’ve been able to adapt Sundays and some of our events to new formats. VBS has been a mainstay for decades in our kids,…
Being Doers of the Word
On Wednesday this week, we looked ahead at August and three things. First, we are continuing our on-campus schedule for Sunday mornings throughout this next month, which means it will be the 8:30am traditional and 11:00am contemporary services at West U Baptist, and the 11:00am English and 1:30pm Spanish services at Crosspoint…
The Purpose of Trials
On Wednesday, I brought to your attention in the Weekly Update that we have an exciting opportunity coming up in a few weeks, something that I declared to be one of the most significant things our church has ever put our hands to. We have been in talks with Dr. James Tour,…
No Filter
If you watched Wednesday’s Weekly Update then you’ll remember that our on-campus Sunday worship schedule will be different at Crosspoint Church-Bellaire for the month of July: we will have only one morning service at 11:00am along with our Spanish service at 1:30pm in the afternoon. On-campus services at West U Baptist (8:30am Traditional, 11:00am…
Freedom
Tomorrow is our country’s 244th birthday. I am proud to be called an American citizen, to be living in a country in which people are free. While our country provides us many liberties, none compare to the freedom we experience through a relationship with our Lord. On that topic, for today’s…
Look Up in the Chaos
We’re past the midway point of June, which means the year is close to half over! 2020 will certainly be a milestone year for the record books. Isn’t it incredible to think that, after the historic events we’ve faced and continue to deal with as of today, we’ve only gone…
This Sunday: A Very Special Sermon
This coming Sunday, June 7, I will be delivering a special message related to the injustice, unrest, and brokenness that our nation is facing. I won’t be coming to you as a conservative or liberal, a republican or democrat. But I will be coming to you as your pastor, broken…
Living in Gray 2
If you didn’t read the first devotion I wrote, the “Living in Gray” won’t make sense, so here is the link to that one if you are interested in finding out what that means… Unfortunately in the past two weeks, the world hasn’t gotten any less gray. But let me…
Living in Gray
(This devotional about living in this season of the Coronavirus was first published on May 18, 2020 and was sent to the women who subscribe to our women’s ministry emails.) Probably 4 or 5 years ago I started following my first fashion blogger – her blog is called Living in…
Learning from Job’s Friends
Job 2:11-13 in the ESV says, “When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite, heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and comfort him. 12 When they saw him…
Family Reunion Sunday
WE’RE BACK! It’s Family Reunion time! Well . . . almost. After just two more sleeps, on Sunday you’ll have the opportunity to worship alongside others live and in person at West U Baptist or Crosspoint Church-Bellaire again! Here’s when: ________________________________________ English8:30am* // 11:00am // 6:00pmat West U Baptist & Crosspoint Church-Bellaire…
What’s Your Part In Our Family Reunion?
In nine days (two Sundays from now) we will have worship in our buildings again as we begin our Family Reunion season of services! Ever since the first of the month, we’ve forecasted our target reopening date of May 31, and that day is almost upon us. I can’t believe…
Walk by Faith
Photo by Jad Limcaco on Unsplash As challenging as these past weeks have been, I’m thankful that the weather at least has been nice in Houston! (That is, before today’s storms.) I hope you’ve been able to spend a good amount of time outside—your health and safety permitting, of course. I tell you,…
Reunion Planning
Photo by Anastasia Petrova on Unsplash Hey church family! We continue to journey through this wilderness together, hand in hand facing whatever challenges come our way. We continue to trust God as we traverse this new path, and we are eager to share with you how He is leading us to plan what…
RP Update 04/30/20
Happy Thursday, Church Family!It’s gorgeous weather in our city today! I hope you’ve found time to be outside if at least for a walk or simply sitting on your front porch, courtyard, or wherever. Of course, I encourage you to continue practicing social distancing while you take advantage of this…
RP Update 04/28/20
Dear Church Family, Given Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s update yesterday, many of you are wondering if we are ready to reopen this weekend. The short answer is, “No, we are not.”Our Executive Council is meeting tomorrow night to begin the conversations around reopening of our campuses. I’ll record a short…
Weary in the Wilderness
How are you today? I mean it! Really, how are you today? If we’re being honest, most of us have probably experienced a good deal of stress since we’ve been at home. Many have been spinning the plates of work and homeschooling, trying to do both with excellence but finding…