Running For President When I was a yearling (sophomore) at West Point, I had this great aspiration to be the student body president. I thought it would be a great idea for me... (Read More)
> *God has plan for us. He will use each experience, mistake, disaster and wonder to mold us into the person we are designed to be. No matter how far we try to run, he will always... (Read More)
Faith -How People Change, Paul David Tripp -Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands, Paul David Tripp -The Pursuit of God, A.W. Tower -Renovation of the Heart: Putting... (Read More)
See if you can spot the odd one out: earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, terrorism, domestic violence, war, droughts, God’s blessing, cancer. Of course, “God’s blessing” is the oddity. Yet,... (Read More)
Pastor Steven Montgomery continues the series Animal Encounters with the sermon Lions, Bears, and Destiny. Click here (https://networkcmo.com/AustinChapel) to listen. (Read More)
I remember being in my second grade class when my teacher asked us, if we could, who we would vote for in the upcoming presidential election (to avoid revealing incriminating... (Read More)
I am probably not alone when I say that if I don’t feel like reading my Bible or praying, I tend to avoid it. Because of that statement, I want to dedicate a post to spiritual disciplines, although... (Read More)
“Be on guard, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 We have a lot of scripture that tell us to stand firm; 1... (Read More)
Recently, my church began a sermon series on the book of Malachi. When it comes to the most popular books of the Bible, Malachi likely doesn’t finish near the top of the list. Malachi... (Read More)
I have been waiting to write this post for a while now because my brain and my heart are going in a million different directions. For one of the first times, I do not have words. I... (Read More)
“Give us this day, our daily bread…” Most of us are familiar with the Lord’s prayer, and we often take this section to mean, “Give me the things that I need to survive… food, clothing, housing,... (Read More)
When Diana moved into her apartment, she knew she wanted to get to know her neighbors long before Love Where You Live kicked off. “I baked cookies for the whole building as... (Read More)
A few years ago it was raining heavily on my way back to Austin from the Houston airport. When I was driving I suddenly found myself hydroplaning off the highway, flipping into a... (Read More)
“This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.” Genesis 2:24 (HCSB) This is the final post in the “Leaving & Cleaving”... (Read More)
Let’s get real. There are some obvious sins that EVERYONE knows they should not do: murder, adultery, and stealing. Pretty much every moral system would not condone these, am I... (Read More)
I've had a lot of discussions with people lately on how we ought to engage in Bible reading; is it for study or spiritual life? Is it for doctrine or devotion? Is the Bible about... (Read More)
Samara-Who? A look at cross-cultural mission. Jesus commissioned us to be his witnesses to the ends of the earth. Great! Let’s do that! Wait… these people aren’t like me, they... (Read More)
Guacamole. That was a single item of many that Candace Collins was being rung up for at an HEB grocery store one morning. The cashier, recognizing the same spread that had... (Read More)
Dependence. What crosses your mind when you hear that word? Some of you may think about how an infant depends on her parents for care or how someone can be dependent on their coffee in the... (Read More)
Part 2: Leaving Genesis 2:24 “This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.” (HCSB) In part one of this post, we saw... (Read More)
Once in a while, in my Bible reading, I get tired of visiting New Testament books. And that’s okay; there’s a wealth of truth and perspective to be found in the Old Testament, too.... (Read More)