“Don’t pull back from evangelism, and don’t slack up in Christian education, children’s ministry, global mission trips, counseling. But do your best to dignify all Christian calling to serve God in all sorts of ways, commission and pray for your…
In the minds of many “politics” is a dirty word, in part because in the modern era we’ve reduced “politics” to “involvement in the government”. Originally it meant much more. The Greek word “polis” is “city”, so broadly defined “politics”…
I first knowingly affirmed my faith in the gospel when I was nine years old. In the Baptist church I was raised in, I had been invited repeatedly to embrace “a living relationship” with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ….
There's a certain irony in referencing an article written by someone who lives in St. Louis, for a magazine based in Canada, about a band that is from here in Austin. But Jeremy Huggins' article, in Comment Magazine, about Balmorhea,…
Harry Potter. Seems like not a Tim sermon goes by that Harry Potter doesn't get mentioned. Now it seems Tim is a part of a larger trend. This article from the Boston Globe explains that Harry is receiving a more…
Several months ago I wrote about my desire to start volunteering at Austin LifeCare. At the time I was taking the Austin LifeCare 101 class and was still a little doubtful that someone in my situation could be meaningfully involved….
We’ve posted several things about technology and how it’s changing our interactions in the world. I suppose our approach has been to share things we find compelling. Usually what’s compelling about them is that they sound so familiar. So, the…