Meeting God in Community – Why can’t faith be lived alone.

Our community, our people shape us. Hebrews 10 reminds us to choose wisely, because our community isn’t just shaping our faith, it may be carrying it. Faith may feel personal, but it was never meant to be private. Could it be that the God you’re searching for is waiting to meet you in community?

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Repentance or Rebellion?

Handkerchief healings, demon beat downs, a book burning and a riot –  Acts 19 has it all. As we examine the responses of the Ephesians, we will discover that repentance is really our only choice in response to Jesus’ unrelenting love. We must repent, surrender, …

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Love and Prostitutes

I was able to share a message about God’s love based on the Book of Hosea to a group of teachers at my school . These are my notes: When Miranda and I got married, our pre-marital counselor said we need to learn to “Expect …

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A Dragon in My Nativity

Thank you to Sarah Manning who first shared these ideas with a women’s group from our church. (Grace Bible Church, Clute TX) Here’s a pic from my house a few years ago. My daughter, Kesleigh (now a 7th grader) decided that she wanted a smurf …

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A Teacher Prayer for the End of this Year – 2021

Lord, Like Moses standing before the Red Sea with Pharoah’s army at his heels, last August we stood before a school year with Covid restrictions and virtual students and we were overwhelmed. We were trapped with an ocean of obstacles ahead and Covid at our …

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Teaching Wood Shop

“Working on my carpentry skills – wanna be like the Master!” I just became the “Industrial Technology” teacher at Clute Intermediate and I’m excited about the possibilities! As a former Social Studies teacher who has very little experience in wood shop, I never imagined myself …

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