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Are you in the middle of a hard season? Does it feel like you’re living with circumstances that have moved in, unpacked, and have no plans to leave? Take a moment to breathe. Now take a [...]

The homeowner called Hildebrandt Tree Tech to remove a honey locust tree from his front yard. He was sad to see the tree go but it had become unstable and dangerous as it was planted very close [...]

In November of 2014, my dear friend Shirley lost her son. Andy, only 41 years old, went to sleep at his home in Lubbock and woke up in heaven with Jesus. I had the honor of speaking at Andy’s [...]

(((Some time ago my long-time friend and artist John Vander Stelt and I had the creative idea to select a verse from the Bible. He would paint a picture and I would write a column around the [...]

Growing up in Iowa, I’ve seen a lot of cottonwood trees. Having lived in Arizona, I’ve seen a lot of cactus. Here at the lake in Texas, I’ve seen them both together. Down the road in a neighbor’s [...]

I am a cancer survivor. The malignant tumor in my eye was (is) called retinoblastoma. It’s a fast growing tumor that starts on the retina and can spread outside the eye. It’s a juvenile cancer, [...]

My Mom called a few minutes ago. The hospice nurses say Dad will probably pass within 24 hours. “Is he awake? If he is, can I talk to him?” Dad and I talk all the time. We always have. Pretty [...]

I heard someone say it the other day. At times I’ve said it myself. “I feel like my life is on hold.” My Dad’s habit is to get up about 4:30 in the morning to read his Bible and pray for people [...]

During my studies at Phoenix Seminary I was a full-time graduate student, worked full-time on staff at a church and had a couple part-time jobs. It was a gloriously exhausting season of life. One [...]

  Under pressure? Feeling squeezed? Me, too. Do you like it? Me, neither. Pressure. Squeezed. Pressed. In the vice. However you describe it, I hate it. So how about we just eliminate it? No [...]