I’m a morning person. I fully realize the divisive nature of that comment. Most of the people in my life are the opposite of that, and fo...

St. Philip’s Family, This is shaping up to be a year that none of us will soon forget! As the realities of living with COVID-19 continue ...

Growing up in a small south Texas town afforded me several unique experiences that shaped my life forever in ways that I could have never...

Friends in Christ, About a month ago, I wrote and shared an article called, Proceeding with Compassion, in which I outlined our response ...

As we have been navigating the uncertain waters we find ourselves in recently, I have given a lot of thought into the values that make us...

It’s really hard to be in a bad mood when you are grateful. Lately, it’s been easy for me to feel cheerful, because there are so many ble...

In the Fall of 2019, a new task force was created at St. Philip’s. Initially dubbed the Safety Committee, it was renamed 1st Impressions ...

The last several days have been like nothing I have ever experienced. On Friday morning, I wrote a rather lengthy, detailed plan of how o...

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Dear St. Philip’s Family, It seems that we have been navigating uncertain waters frequently these past several months, and while I contin...

Today, I had lunch with Brian and his son, Easton. Easton is 15 months old, which means that lunch is an opportunity to see how many diff...

Pastors have a lot of crosses. Although I admit that I haven’t counted, my hunch is that there is at least one in every room of our house...

Just as in your personal life, the life of the church experiences seasons: seasons of growth, seasons of decline, seasons of change and s...

A few days ago, our family was sitting around the table having dinner together. It wasn’t a fancy affair – just a casual Sunday night mea...

In Psalm 20, we find a powerful song of praise written by King David. Presumably, David is about to go into battle against his enemies. H...

Today I got to be part of something very special. Today, I stood with my friend, surrounded by his loved ones, celebrating as he walked o...

Last week, my daughter Rachel came down with the flu. She was miserable for two days, coughing, wheezing, feverish. She slept most of the...

He was seventeen when he was sold into slavery. A victim of his own brothers’ jealousy, this young man named Joseph found himself in Egyp...

In Acts 2, we find the earliest description of what the ancient Church looked like: 43 A sense of awe came over everyone. God performed m...

There’s a question I get asked often this time of year: Are you ready? As in, are you ready for Christmas? And what people usually mean b...