Criticism and Praise
If you caught the service last week live or on-line, then you know I've recently faced some tough criticism. God uses criticism in our lives to help us grow. Wounds from friends are a blessing. Iron sharpens iron. I'm thankful for criticism that leads me to focus on how God wants me to grow, on how I need to grow. God is growing me as I pray to be more humble and loving. Of course we must be ...
Letter to McKinney Fellowship
While reading the letters to the seven churches in Revelation 2-3, I wondered what a letter to the angel of the church of McKinney Fellowship might look like. So I took a stab at writing one. This is by no means an attempt to put words into God's mouth and is certainly not meant to offend. It is merely a look at who we are and maybe what God might be saying to us. Writing a letter like this ...