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I have to admit something sort of strange about me. I get highly anxious around crowds, but not all crowds. I can very easily attend a Texas A&M football game where over 100,000 people are present, but going to the shopping mall on a busy day completely stresses me out. The frenzy and the crowd is not much different, yet … Read More

A few years back I had visited a young man in the hospital who had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. It was one of the most challenging moments for me as a pastor, but that was nothing compared to what that young man and his family experienced. The young man shared his story with me and how although his diagnosis caught … Read More

Somewhere in my mom’s collection, there is a photo of five-year-old me in the backyard of my childhood home dressed in nothing but a He-Man shield and sword. Yes, nothing else! I am very sorry but even though the shield and sword cover what needs to be covered in that photo, it will not be shared in this blog post. … Read More

And just like that the Christmas decorations have come down. I love Christmas season and I am always a little bit sad about it being over. Does the joy have to end just because the decorations have come down? What do we have left to remember the about Christmas season as it ends? The gifts! This past Tuesday was the … Read More