Our Stories Unleashed

Reset Your Mind on Christ

A three-bedroom house, a family of nine, and a record console blaring Elvis Presley’s “I’m all Shook Up.” It wasn’t often that the wooden house I grew up in would be rocking, but when my sister Francis would start playing Elvis’s record, each family member would stop in the middle of their chores and do our best to replicate the dance style of the King of Rock & Roll. If you were to ask me what song title I think most depicts my feelings in the last...

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We Miss You Church

Sunday morning is one of my favorite times in the week. I love setting aside the time to reflect upon God’s word and sing His praises. However, like all of us, I now experience Sunday mornings in a very different way. We are fortunate to live in a time in history where the technological advances afford us the opportunity to meet virtually. I’ve heard from many of you, that even in the midst of technical difficulties and the new limitations that require us to adapt, you...

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Nourishment for our Souls

Her name is Big Momma. Her life began in Louisiana, but she currently lives in Texas. As you might imagine, she is both quite large and quite good at producing offspring. My family is privileged to care for one of those offspring. It is rather simple work – a little attention every few weeks is really all that is required. Oh, perhaps I should have specified earlier. Big Momma is an Aloe Vera.  A few months ago, in an effort to show love to my wife, I repotted our baby Aloe from...

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