Milestones

Years later there are still moments every day when I need my mom and dad.  Like a few days ago when we moved our twins into their dormitory.     I remember when granddaddy died. They picked me up during lunch from East Junior High School and we flew to...

Crash Helmet Christmas

One of the best things our church does is our annual ‘Living Nativity.’ Real children ride real camels to Bethlehem and find the real baby in the real manger. Many parents, who may never visit our church, express tremendous gratitude for showing their families the...

Duct Tape, Gated Communities and Neurosurgeons

Those days at MD Anderson remain a blur. It was a milestone moment for all of us. But, strangely enough, it was a preacher writing a newspaper column that helped maintain perspective.   Over a period of three days, she went from her normal, vivacious self to...

I Hate War

There is a fine line between just and unjust war. And there is a fine line between hating what war can do and loving those scarred by it. That line deserves our attention.  This is from October 2010.  Back then there were only four contributors to FaithMatters so my...