Storm Stories: How We Bear One Another’s Burdens
How we show the heart of God by being present in people’s pain and listening to each other’s stories. It’s the kind of thing you never…
Spotlight Interview: Ted Bryant shares The Jesus Method for Tough Conversations
Are you ever intimidated or you just want to clam up and run away from sticky conversations? Or maybe even not tell the whole truth in…
Mornings with Carmen Playlist: Media Diet
From social media, to nightly cable news, to the breaking news emails in our inboxes— your media diet is shaping you, forming you and even discipling…
Morbid Curiosity (and Speaking of Eternity)
“Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered-how fleeting my life is.” – Psalm 39:4 Morbid…
Spotlight Interview: Dan Dewitt and the Chronicles of Cancer
Dan Dewitt is a good friend of the show, a writer and the director of the Center for Worldview and Culture at Southwest Baptist University. He…
Carmen’s Commencement Address
Dear graduates, faculty, family, and friends, As we gather today to celebrate your remarkable journey to this point along life’s path, you feel as if you…
On the TIME 100 List: Who is influencing you?
A look at TIME’s list of the most influential people of 2024 and how we understand influence TIME recently published its list of most influential people…
Spotlight Interview with Gary Kendall: How an App can Help You Love Your Neighbors Better
How well do you know your neighbors? Do you know them by name? Pray for them by name? If you have ever wondered, How can I…
Let nothing eclipse the True Light
It happened! And I saw it! On April 8, 2024 the moon passed before the sun, the temperature dropped, the wind shifted. We protected our eyes…
Reflections on the 2024 State of the Union Address
Last night, the President gave his State of the Union Address. The speech is more than tradition, it is a responsibility laid out in the US…
State of the Union (in Christ)
Tonight, the President of the United States will deliver the annual address to Congress known as The State of the Union. Whatever President Biden was planning,…
Since you asked, News sources I rely on
Several listeners have recently asked what news sources I rely on in preparing for each morning’s broadcast. This post was originally published on 2/3/2021 and updated…
A love letter
How does God love thee, let me count the ways. There are endless ways to approach the question of “how” God loves you. God loves you…
