Cool, Calm and Collected
I once remember freaking out about tests, quizzes and exams in college. And every time I did that I seemed to do worse. It wasn’t until actually accepted that if I believed in what I was doing and let...
View ArticleWhole Lotta Helter Skelter — Led Zeppelin mashed up with The Beatles
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What is the First Thing you do Every Morning?
What do you do first thing in the morning? Do you pour yourself a cup of coffee in your attempt to fully awaken? Do you take a shower? Do you turn on the television to check the morning news or...
View ArticleThe Power of His Name
Did you know I'm a singer? Yep. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with a specialization in vocal performance (and a minor in piano). Over the years, I've sung professionally on a couple of...
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Sermon Notes: The Prodigal Son
The following are notes from Pastor Crutchfield’s sermon at this morning’s service at Compassion Church of Katy. What happens if you lose yourself in the attractions of the world, and lose focus on God...
View ArticleRedefining “Persecution”
Good words from Rachel Held Evans on the myth that Christians are being persecuted today in the United States: There are indeed Christians being persecuted around the world. There are Christians who...
View ArticleWhat’s Wrong With This Disciple Making Picture?
On a whim, I put “Making Disciples” in the search box of Google Maps. This is what came up. What’s wrong with this picture?
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Is God to Blame?
In his book Is God to Blame? Beyond Pat Answers to the Problem of Suffering, theologian Gregory A. Boyd challenges the “Blueprint Worldview” that says all things — bad included — happen according to...
View ArticleStill Here. Now What? – Living Without Regrets by John Burke
At Gateway Church in Austin, we continued our series called “2013: Still Here! Now What?” John Burke spoke and shared some of the following insights: “Last week I challenged you to do an experiment...
View ArticleA “Manly” Christ Part II – A Blast from the Past
I’ve talked about what a “manly” Jesus would look like and provided some pages from Avengelyne/Glory 02 – The Godyssey wherein a just-crucified Jesus is taunted and then fights Zeus. Recently,...
View ArticleThe Royal "We"
I met up with a friend on Saturday and it was amazing, we chatted for two hours in a coffee shop. Life, work, future, God and even coffee were some of what was on the agenda to talk about. But I found...
View ArticleI Want a Mega House Church
This video is partly funny because it's true. There are some house churches out there that want to be the best and most popular house church in town. As followers of Jesus, we need to carefully think...
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Knowing All About God vs. Meeting God: Louis Giglio
I mentioned to several people this week that my major disappointment in the way things turned out with Louis Giglio not being part of the U.S. presidential inauguration later this month is that it...
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Spot the ghost: An X factor for QB Russell Wilson?
While things are not going very well in his second playoff game with the Seattle Seahawks (writing at halftime), it’s pretty clear that the amazing success of the undersized, yet tough as nails,...
View ArticleDollhouse made out of an acoustic guitar
Miniaturist Lorraine Robinson made this dollhouse for her daughter’s 25th birthday. It’s made out of her daughter’s first guitar… (via Laughing Squid)
View ArticleIslamic Preacher Set to Lead 'Million-Man March' in Pakistani Capital
A "million-man march" led by a moderate Islamic cleric Muhammad Tahirul Qadri began from Lahore Sunday and headed towards Islamabad, calling for a caretaker administration with a role for the judiciary...
View ArticleLesson From Haiti: Saving Lives in Times of Disaster
We live in an era when disasters have been increasing in both frequency and impact. We saw – or maybe lived through – the impact of Superstorm Sandy and today we commemorate a deadly earthquake in Haiti.
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