Nerves of Steel

Nerves of Steel

One of the positives of limiting our schedules and staying inside is the chance to read the books we have stacked in a corner.  I just finished Nerves of Steel by Tammie Jo Shults, the captain of Southwest Flight 1380. The lessons she provides are a word of hope...
How Do We Receive and Perceive God’s Promises?

How Do We Receive and Perceive God’s Promises?

Sometimes it seems like Scripture makes promises we can’t count on.  I’ve had a lot of conversations over the years with disappointed Christians. I’ve actually been a disappointed Christian at times. (It’s easy to think that when you are a full-time “paid”...
Midland: A people, more than a place

Midland: A people, more than a place

My husband was asked to be the interim preacher for First Baptist Midland in 1988. I remember the first weekend I decided to go with him.  Ryan was two and Craig was three months old. I packed clothes, diapers, bottles, toys, the portable crib, and plenty of...
Focusing on God’s Word

Focusing on God’s Word

Do you ever wonder why people send money to a television evangelist so they can get a piece of the cloth he used to wipe his tears?  I knew someone who sent such a televangelist a donation. She didn’t really believe it would work. She just wanted to hope. ...
Live blessed: He is coming soon

Live blessed: He is coming soon

Jesus is coming—soon. Have you ever wondered why Jesus said he was coming soon? It’s been more than two thousand years since Christ appeared to John on the island of Patmos and gave him the book of Revelation. Toward the end of the revelation, Jesus said, “These words...