Mandy considers her spiritual gifts, remembering that while her gift is teaching, she used to hate standing up in front of large groups. And yet, today she is preaching! She…
Andy’s determined not to keep telling stories about baseball now that the Astros have started losing, but he’ll tell one more. And that’s of a player whose gifts were considered…
On Confirmation Sunday, Andy wonders what the church will look like in 60, 70 years. Does it invest in mercy and love and kindness? Because that’s what the church should…
Ken gets glasses to deal with eye strain and, as glasses do, they give him a little clarity. When Paul is writing the book of Romans, he's writing about the…
The Gospel of John, from its opening chapter, challenges us. Rather than begin with the story of the Nativity, it first rewrites Genesis from a Jesus-centric point of view. John…
Chapter Five brings us to a fitting bookend for our series, as the whole book has called us to a life of action. The verses remind Donyale of a Twitter…
A strange experience on Houston light rail reminded Andy how we need to show grace and love in this time of recovery. “This is a great time for the church…
Andy’s mom warned him early that his tongue could get him a lot of trouble - and boy, has it. But James writes that the person who proclaims the gospel…
While studying the life of Ernest Hemingway via the new Ken Burns documentary, Andy is inspired about the importance of action, and urges the congregation to concentrate on positive, God-honoring…
Andy digs into the first chapter of James as we start our walk through the book.
It has been a very hard year, and there has been much to be afraid of. But we cannot let fear, death, and oppression write our story. It's on us…