In our first few years of marriage, Greg and I were starving for friendships. Jobs had us hopping all over Texas, moving six times in the two years after our wedding. We’d both grown up attending chur...  Read More

Dear Church,I’d like you to recall a time when you really needed help. Perhaps it was as simple as an unexpected flat tire on a rainy day in an unfamiliar city, or it was a painful discovery about you...  Read More

My faith walk is embedded into my very earliest memories; I’ve enjoyed a closeness with Jesus as far back as I can remember. As I age, I recognize more and more the uniqueness of that scenario, but I ...  Read More

Future Glory - Present Trial :: Abound in Love1 Thessalonians 3:11-13The extended introduction by Paul in his first letter to the young church at Thessalonica ends with a powerful and simple prayer. I...  Read More

In our hearts, we can name all the ways we want to improve, each of the things we would love to change about ourselves and most of all, every source of pain from previous choices that have left their ...  Read More

1 Thessalonians 3:6-10 :: Steadfast ConvictionOur teaching series is into chapter 3 of Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonian church but we aren’t quite done with his introduction. So much does he ha...  Read More

I grew up in a mainstream Christian denomination, and at some point as a teenager, I drifted away from church attendance. I began to doubt my faith, calling myself an agnostic. It was then that God st...  Read More

1 Thessalonians 3:1-5 :: Interpreting PainReturning to our series today through Paul’s letters to the Thessalonian church, we again catch an incredible glimpse of Paul’s pastoral heart in the beginnin...  Read More

I’ve had a lot of things in my life that have scared me. When I was six, I was diagnosed with an immune deficiency. I had a lot of trouble with fear before and after I was diagnosed.  I was scared of ...  Read More

Dear Church,The last psalm of David in the ancient Hebrew collection of psalms may be among his very best. I invite you to read Psalm 145 today and see for yourself. There is much to see and enjoy and...  Read More

My faith is something I took for granted for many years. Although I knew the truth of God’s love from early in my youth I never really received him in my heart. I let God’s truth be something that was...  Read More

Dear Church,I am not unfamiliar with a heavy heart and a crushed spirit. I doubt if you are either. Sadly, you don’t have to collect many birthdays in this fallen world to feel both the sting of injur...  Read More

Palm Sunday :: Selections of the Upper Room DiscourseJohn 13-16I sincerely hope you were able to enjoy the Passover last night. More than the meal and experience, I hope you were able to see Jesus in ...  Read More

Future Glory - Present Trial :: Comfort and Unity within the War1 Thessalonians 2:14-20The Apostle Paul’s long introduction to the first letter to the young Thessalonian church is a mixture of gratitu...  Read More

Future Glory - Present Trial :: 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13March 14, 2021At the beginning of chapter 2 of Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonian church, he begins to address specific accusations that some...  Read More

Dear Church,Choose Joy. Or so the meme goes. There is a large element of truth to the choice of joy, but the route of that choice may be the most important part of the invitation. If one chooses to ju...  Read More

Dear Church,A couple of days ago you received an email and video about our new Sunday morning worship plan. In case you missed that email here’s the heart of it: after much prayer and consideration of...  Read More

Dear Church,Right now is always the best time to call upon the LORD. That’s simple enough, isn’t it? But why do you and I both regularly jump to our own reasoning devices or strategies first, only lat...  Read More

Dear Church, The brief video above conveys our new plan for Sunday morning worship. I will save many other important ministry details for a separate and soon-coming email. But for now, we want to let ...  Read More

Larky and I have been married 51 years. When we moved to the Woodlands in 1976 there were 1500 people living here and our children were 2 and 4. We now have 3 adult children who are all in their 40’s....  Read More

In March of 2019 we started the transition back to Texas to be on staff at Faith Bible. I begged and pleaded with the Lord to make it evident that this was the move He wanted us to take. As Chad had m...  Read More

Dear Church,As always, I hope this finds you very well. I wanted to engage you again in our ongoing efforts to communicate very well during a time of great change and challenge. The above video is a b...  Read More

1 Thessalonians 2:3-8 :: The Matter of MotivesWe return today to the beginning of chapter two of Paul’s first letter to the very young Thessalonian church. In the first eight verses of the chapter, we...  Read More

On July 9th, 2010, Ashley and I committed to each other, "'til death do us part." Over the last nine years of marriage, there were times where we felt like death was imminent. Before I say why, I will...  Read More