Do you know who you are? The world we live in is pushing messages meant to challenge, define, rattle, establish, The moment one says “Yes” in faith to a personal relationship with Jesus, we are reborn and redeemed by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and we become a new creation, where the old […]
We counted the Bibles we have in our home this week. Various versions. Various sizes. Collected over decades. 33 Bibles! Some used daily, marked up, and hidden in our heart, some not as opened. But all holding the words from a Father whose love for you and me goes beyond anything we could ever fathom. […]
Last week, the daughter of Billy Graham, Anne Graham Lotz, lost her husband after nearly 5 decades of marriage. She had this to say: “Less than one week ago today, on August 19th, I said good-bye to my husband of almost forty-nine years. At that moment, the only thing that truly mattered was the decision he made […]
I was reading in Acts 9 recently and it hit me that the church was being built up and that, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied. So how can the larger church, those believers in and disciples of Jesus Christ, multiply today? How can […]
Homelessness in Dallas, Collin, and Tarrant Counties has been on the rise. . .again. We saw this first hand while making a recent delivery into downtown Dallas. As we pulled up to one of the many, many facilities serving the homeless here in Dallas, there were dozens of people crowding the building, laying on the […]
How God Shapes Us by Joshua Woodmansee My youth group teacher from church recently brought forth a new idea that peaked my interest. It was about how God can shape us and reveal spiritual truths to us and answer our doubts. One thing in particular that I heard was how “God can shape us.” […]
It's Christmas Time by Joshua Woodmansee Tis the season to be jolly! Is it Christmas time already? The year has flown by so fast! It is always so busy this time of year with shopping on Black Friday and Christmas shopping, It can just get a little overwhelming. Unfortunately, many have lost the real meaning […]
The supernaturally inspired, powerful, comforting Word of God. . .sitting in a warehouse in Colorado Springs or a Lifeway bookstore in Plano. It may stay there for months, unused and unread. The shelf it sits on is quite boring for this Bible. This Bible seeks adventure. It seeks to travel to a home next door, […]
The Other Life By Joshua Woodmansee Two days ago I went with my mom and a few other friends to an event called the “Compassion Experience.” It was a large tent that stood beside First Baptist Allen. We walked in and understood what this was. There was a set up to experience what the life […]
By Joshua Woodmansee I went to the Voice of the Martyrs Conference yesterday and I heard a story about a Muslim and her Muslim mother that changed the way I view things. Here it is. It was one sunny morning in Iran when Padina, a Muslim girl, was praying to Allah. She loved her religion. […]