Philippians 2: How to Think Like Jesus

Philippians 2: How to Think Like Jesus

Our thoughts shape our actions. I’ve made a career in higher education, even to becoming the President of Houston Baptist University because I think it’s vitally important that we get our ideas right. The way we think affects the way we live. Think About This When You...
Growing with Grace: Our Purpose in Life

Growing with Grace: Our Purpose in Life

We tend to avoid talking about death and old age because we don’t want to be seen as morbid. There’s some good to this, but it can make it harder for us to address these inevitable occurrences head on. The Apostle Paul offers us a different model in his letter to the...
Growing in Grace: Aging is Inevitable

Growing in Grace: Aging is Inevitable

The aches and pains that often accompany the aging process can be so frustrating. I heard a humorous story once about a man who told his doctor, “Doctor, my right knee is bothering me. It hurts all the time.” The doctor examined the knee and said, “Well, Tom, I’m...
Everything I Know About Raising Kids

Everything I Know About Raising Kids

I joked recently that part of being a father of seven is realizing you don’t know a thing about raising children. There’s some truth to that, but as I’ve shared in my last two blogs, the scriptures can teach us a lot about what it means to be a parent. Here are five...