Blog Posts
How To Shop For A Bible
Six elements you should consider when purchasing a Bible.
Empty House – Full Heart
Reconciling the past few days reveals the meaning of bittersweet. We blinked and our baby became a young woman. She turned 18 on Friday. We moved her into her dorm at Oklahoma State University on Monday. We hustled to park in the loading zone right at the start of our...
What Are The Types of Prayer?
When I started to pray more intentionally, I didn’t even know there were different aspects to prayer. I knew to give thanks and to pour my “asks” to the Lord, but that was it. There is a useful acronym A.C.T.S., I later discovered, that can be used to help walk us...
What is Prayer? The Basics
When you think of prayer, what image comes to mind? Is it someone you know? Maybe you think of a movie like “It’s a Wonderful Life” where the main character George Bailey prays a “ditch prayer” after realizing $8,000 was misplaced (“ditch prayers” were introduced...
From “Ditch Prayers” to an Engaged Relationship With Jesus
I have always prayed. Even before I knew who Jesus was, I prayed to God throughout my life. I believed that God heard my prayers, but my understanding of God and how He worked was extremely narrow and limited. My discipline or practice of prayer was equally narrow and...
The Most Skipped Step in New Year’s Goal Setting
The hubbub of the Christmas season wound down and the confetti swept up as 2023 unfurled. A new year conjures thoughts of a clean slate and fresh start. We are in the tail end of January and some people have already quit the new year resolutions or goals set from...
5 Things I Learned Reading the Bible in 1 Year
As I begin my annual review of 2022, I am pretty stoked about having accomplished one particular goal… I read the Bible in its entirety in one year. This is personally a big deal because when I became a Christian in 2017, the notion of reading the Bible was...
Who Are You Thanking on Thanksgiving?
Food, family, and blessings are all beautiful things associated with this holiday. Say the word Thanksgiving, and it evokes images of a huge feast with a turkey. Families plan gatherings around the iconic meal for this particular Thursday. The holiday often catalyzes...
Identity Then, Identity Now
"More Christian than African-American" is the title of a book that got my attention. I was listening to the author, Kimberly Cash Tate, be a guest facilitator on the Discover the Word podcast and had to pause the series (you can...