God compelled me to the point where I could no longer resist. I had a decision, check that- we (Mari Anne and I) had a decision to make. Do we venture east and serve at an existing church community or do we move to Oak Cliff in Dallas and plant a church? I sat on the couch of a dear...
Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into His glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted...
Martin was running through some announcements as everyone got settled for the Sunday service. He scanned the audience, took a breath and held it briefly. “I think it’s time to announce our new recovery meeting,” he said. That’s how it started—how SJOC was...
The bible teaches us that God’s grace is sufficient. But what do you do when you feel that you are living outside of God’s sufficiency? I mean, there are days when I just don’t feel it. There are days that I’m really in the groove (I just aged myself) and there are days...
A note from NikaDear Friends,I wanted to share with you a special guest post on the SJOC blog. In our Theology Automatic for the People (TAP) classes, we eagerly desire to make participants better worshippers of God. While I have often in my teaching profession settled for smarter sinners...
It is told to us clearly in the Bible that Satan prowls around waiting to steal, kill and destroy. 1/6/2021 was a visible and tangible manifestation of the seeds of discontent he has been sowing for years, even centuries in our country. What we witnessed on that day...
God, we cry out to you today. We are thankful for the words that you give us through the prophet Joel, words that help us know how to navigate this invisible threat made visible through death, loss, and suffering. You remind us that there was another time, thousands of years ago, when...
On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, a rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined. And he will swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is spread over all...
Dear St. Jude Family, Cynthia and I are excited to invite each of you to our upcoming recitals. Cynthia's Junior Recital will feature all 4 of Chopin's Ballades (sans intermission), and because it's been scheduled now, she doesn't have a choice. If any of you have been wondering about...
I became a mother 5 years ago. That jump from 0 kiddos to 1 tiny baby nearly ended me. My world was invaded by a tiny being who absolutely depended on me. My ability to take a shower or use the restroom or watch a movie or sleep without being interrupted, or to go to Target alone or be...
