Something happened this week that made me stop and think. It happens every day to hundreds of others, but this time it felt very personal because it happened to a close friend of mine. He was on a volunteer project with some other men when he had a serious heart attack. His friends rushed him…
Dad was a railroad man. When I was little, he was gone a lot. I loved my daddy. We were great buddies. We had secrets and did boy things together. I really missed Daddy when he went off to work on the railroad. But some of my most joyful memories are of Mama’s round little…
Don’t you just hate answering important questions with, “I don’t know”? And when the questioner, who is desperatelyreaching out to you for help, is facing something painful or fearful, the lastthing they want to hear is “I don’t know.” “Why did God let our baby get cancer and die?” I remember that young couple who…
We took our morning Texas Hill Country hike and spotted our favorite feathered friend, the Vermillion Flycatcher. The 4-inch little red fellow streaked across the sky so fast that I was surprised when I got this snapshot of him in flight. He looks so happy and so free darting around in the sky. For some…
When I was in kindergarten, my attention span was shorter than most. At least that’s what Mama and Daddy said. But when my daddy wanted to get what he called “my undivided attention,” he knew just how to do it. He would walk right up to me, kneel down so we were face to face,…
Want to join a live Twitter chat but don’t know how? It’s actually very easy. Just follow these 3 simple steps. Try it. You’ll like it. Step 1: Open your Twitter account. Look to the upper right corner of the page. You’ll see a space with the words “Twitter Search.” Type in that space #HealthyFaith…
This week, my dear friend, Lottie Mitchell, went to be with our Lord and with her life-long best friend, husband and sweetheart, Bill. For me and many others in the San Antonio area, it’s been an emotional week filled with ups and downs. It has seemed unusual the last couple of days not to be…
I know I’m in a miniscule minority, but hear me out for just a minute. I believe what happened 500 years ago on this very day was a world-changing event. The truth is, what started that day continues to impact our lives far more than all the other things you’ll see in the news today.…
If we counselors had a dollar for every person who came for counseling but didn’t take our advice, we’d all be rich. Too often people want to overcome some problem or improve some weakness, but they don’t want to take the time or pay price for permanent change. We all want a quick, effortless solution.…
Last week our two daughters, accompanied by our two older grandkids and a few friends, led a small group to South Texas to help some families hit hardest by the recent hurricanes. They shared much-needed supplies they had collected and offered their encouragements. I’m sure those they visited in their homes were blessed. But, from…