(This month’s blog is written by UBO’s most faithful and my favorite volunteer, my son, Joshua! He came to me and wanted to guest blog and I never hesitated in saying “Yes!” Enjoy a child’s perspective, minimally edited!) Urban Bible Outreach is a ministry that hands out bibles to people who are in need of […]
Our dog Skip is the most lovable and loyal companion you could ever hope to meet. At twelve years old, he is facing some limitations these days–no teeth left, for one, and unable to leap from couch to couch the same way his energetic, younger self could have years ago, but this last week, this […]
A friend was encouraging me recently and she reminded me of a truth I’ve read dozens of times. “You are God’s masterpiece,” she said. For those who are in Christ–those who have surrendered their life to the Lordship of Christ and asked for His sacrifice on the cross to cleanse them from all sin–this is […]
Last month, I was driving on the streets of Tucson, Arizona, a city known for it’s bad traffic and maybe just a few drivers that challenge the speed limits. One early morning when I was on my way to visit my grandmother, I looked in my rearview mirror to see I was being tailgated. . […]
Earlier this month, my family and I traveled to Colorado and Arizona. The purpose of our time in Colorado was wholly leisure. We hiked, explored, relaxed, rested, and reveled in the adventure of God’s beautiful creation–the mountains, trees, and trails. Simply awe-inspiring from a loving God worthy of worship! The purpose of our time in […]
It’s Not About Me by Max Lucado: “On our own, we’re spiritually sunk, my friend. As sunk as the Kursk. Remember the nuclear submarine Kursk, the pride of the Russian navy? August 12, 2000, was to be her banner day. Five high-ranking naval officers journeyed to sea to witness a demonstration of her strength. […]
I was playing a Wii game with my son recently and even though I won round after round within this one game (unusual when I play my son), the program kept popping up with the words: This immediately began a war between my old perfectionism flesh pattern which wants to try harder out of my […]
It was a humid, Wednesday morning. I sat at the table outside Starbucks with my 11:00 a.m. appointment, a young missionary to South Dallas’ homeless and despondent. Like all the others I have had the pleasure of meeting thus far in the ministry, I saw that she was on fire for the Lord with a […]
“Have you considered my servant Nancy?” This twist to Job 1:8 has crossed my mind multiple times over the last 3 weeks. As you might recall, Job was a righteous man of God who was of particular interest to Satan because of Job’s love of and faith in the Lord. And even though we do […]
For the past three weeks, my family and I have been absolutely fascinated by one of God’s creations. A mourning dove decided to make her nest and lay her eggs in the gutter outside our front door. Day and night, without fail, she was there, protecting her eggs and then day and night, we were […]