Apr
16
2017
This Good Friday found me out way past my normal bedtime. We were with friends we don't see often enough. Our reminiscing and laughter was life giving. The glow of the fire pit and hospitality of good wine enchanting....
Apr
11
2017
I can almost always see it coming. A Community Pastor, huh? Then with curious facial expressions come the predictable questions. “So what church do you pastor? Where do you meet?”
Early on in my role as a Community Pastor I...
Mar
31
2017
I gave up my office four years ago and haven’t looked back. Like many others in our “good to great” society I toiled to accumulate the status trophies of success, one being the bigger better office. And applying myself,...
Mar
25
2017
Easter season has arrived. How do I know? Mixed in with the usual pile of recyclable junk mail came my first snazzy church invitation to an Easter service (and in this case their new building). The postcard had my...
Mar
17
2017
“Will they make us be slaves again? — I’m afraid they will take my mom and dad away from our family. — As a girl I don’t feel safe any longer. If sexual assault isn’t a big deal to...
Feb
15
2017
Upton Sinclair was a Pulitzer Prize winning author whose works spanned the first half of the twentieth century. The Jungle, his most popular novel uncovered the horrid and unsafe conditions in the meat packing industry. Americans were outraged! In...
Jan
22
2017
Yesterday (Saturday) I was “part of” the Dallas Women’s March. It raised the eyebrows of some of my church friends. One friend in protest cut his financial support.
I joined with citizens and participants worldwide of every description and background....
Jan
21
2017
Today is an important day in the moral direction of our country. Also for the legacy of our family. On this day from sea to shining sea, we will join with thousands of our fellow citizens to put feet...
Dec
21
2016
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS – The students and staff of Elite Learning Academy (ELA) have been presented the Good Neighbor Award for December 2016. This monthly honor is presented to individuals and/or organizations by Loving Community, a neighborhood advocacy group in...
