Thank you to the TCU Catholic community for inviting me to give a talk. I cherish all the time we spent together that night.
Year: 2023
The Hurt Before the Healing
“He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3
Getting to the Root of the Problem
“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things,
and desperately wicked.
Who really knows how bad it is?
10 But I, the LORD, search all hearts
and examine secret motives.
I give all people their due rewards,
according to what their actions deserve.”
Jeremiah 17:9-10 NLT
What Have I Learned?
That the very thing that I cared for the most had to come to a phase of death. My image. How others perceive me; what others think of me. Trying to fit in and be liked. Being consumed with wanting to be loved and accepted by all! That very thing has to die. My name Read More
A Summer of Answered Prayers
“Amen, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it shall be done for him. Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours”
(Mark 11:23-24, New American Bible)
What’s Your Membership Status?
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12 ESV)
Just Start Moving
We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps.
Proverbs 16:9 (NLT)
Finding Joy in Food (Again) for the Glory of God
They ate their meals with exultation and sincerity of heart, praising God and enjoying favor with all the people. And every day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved (Acts 2: 46-47, New American Bible).
Nobody likes to fight naked
Today, I willfully sinned but felt like I couldn’t prevent it. I saw it coming from a long distance off. The temptation came and left. A victory when I resisted but it was short lived. The temptation came back even stronger, I resisted again and reinforced my resolve to stay near the Lord and not Read More
What’s Your Frequency?
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. Proverbs 18:21