Blessed are those who mourn (2020)

Friends, 2020 has been a hell of a year and that might be an understatement. Though, as I wrote in my last post, we must fight to remember who is holding it all together despite what we’ve faced. As we limp toward the end of the year and cautiously approach 2021, the questions I keep […]

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Remember Who’s Holding it All Together

It’s exhausting isn’t it? You know…just all of it. The news. COVID. Rumors of another lockdown. Lockdowns. A second wave of “panic buying”. I love this insight from El Arroyo (a local Austin Mexican food restaurant with a road sign that has a personality of its own). However, it’s not just those things is it? […]

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There is No Resurrection Without Crucifixion

I’m not aware of a greater irony than “Good” Friday of Holy Week. On “Good” Friday, Jesus is crucified between two thieves. He takes on the wrath of God for our sin and dies with a heart full of love and anguish. Think about how truly horrible those hours leading up to the cross were […]

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When Washing Feet Means Washing Hands

I can vividly remember when Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying” came out and I loved it! Don’t judge me people, you know it’s the jam! (I still love it…I’m writing this with it on in the background on repeat!) If you haven’t heard it, you are missing out on quite the country track, […]

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