My grandmother-in-law used to tell my wife that we all have a “love bank.” When someone loves us well, it deposits coins in our love bank. If someone…
Dear pre-COVID me
Dear pre-COVID me, I couldn’t have warned you if I tried. Words just don’t do justice to how quickly things changed in just a few months. One minute…
When you feel like you’re about to unravel
It started slowly—or at least I thought it did. So many wonderful things filled my life: three beautiful children, a job I love, a nice house in a…
Let’s talk about mental health in our Christian community
Have you ever wondered why there is a strong stigma against mental health? And why even in a Christian community, it seems that people hide their mental health…
How do you deal with disappointment?
These really are some disappointing times we’re living in. Things here in Dallas are not going well in regard to COVID. We are seeing case numbers and hospitalizations…
6 tips for serving people that don’t look like you
I have a good heart. I really do. I run a mentoring organization where mentors serve kids who live in a home with no father figure present. It…
Reconciliation
“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now … ” –Martin Luther King Jr. For many Americans today, the constant tension…
Be the bridge to racial reconciliation
I could not be more thrilled to share with you a conversation that Rachel and I had this week with Latasha Morrison. Our conversation covers topics like the…