ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (June 16, 2024) Two weeks ago, a savage storm reduced my beloved church to ashes. I stood witness to its fiery demise, feeling helpless as the flames devoured it, ferocious yet agonizingly slow. I stood among friends and fellow congregants, as we watched men wipe away sweat and tears as they fought […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Dec. 6, 2022) I have always wondered at the line, “…we have to muddle through somehow…” tucked so melodically into the timeless classic, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. How did such tragic prose find its way into one of our most beloved holiday carols? Then, a dear friend of mine sent out […]
HEATH, TX. (June 25, 2015) “It is hard to have patience with people who say, ‘There is no death’ or ‘Death doesn’t matter.’ . . . You might as well say that birth doesn’t matter.” Christian writer C. S. Lewis first penned those words into notebooks he did not intend to publish. His bitter-to-better ramblings […]
ROCKWALL, TX (May 13, 2014) In the aftermath of a loved one’s death, family members left on the bewildering journey of grief are often experience fatigue, emotional upheaval, and meaningful questions about life and faith. Faith & Grief Ministries offers a 6-week workshop that provides a safe venue to wrestle with the dynamics of grief and to […]
ROCKWALL, TX (May 13, 2014) In the aftermath of a loved one’s death, family members left on the bewildering journey of grief are often experience fatigue, emotional upheaval, and meaningful questions about life and faith. Faith & Grief Ministries offers a 6-week workshop that provides a safe venue to wrestle with the dynamics of grief and to […]