Insights and Reflections from the CEO of Wichita Falls Faith Mission
Has your mind ever written a check your body couldn’t cash? Mine did. Recently I participated in an endurance run with several men and women from work. It was three miles of mud, river crossings, walls, tight crawl spaces and more mud. Being a kid at heart, my 64-year-old body didn’t respond the way I [...]
You are probably familiar with the account of Peter’s denial of Jesus. It was such a low point in Peter’s life that the Bible says he went off and wept bitterly. He had been at Jesus’ side for 3 years … heard his teachings, witnessed the miracles, felt his love. Peter had even said that [...]
This is the first week of the Fall season. It doesn’t feel like it, but welcome to Texas. Eventually, the air will become crisper, and leaves will begin to change … and then they will fall. The interesting thing is that even though the leaves do fall at this time of the year, they don’t [...]
On August 29th of this year, I sat transfixed to the television during the dignified transfer of the 13 service men and women coming home from Afghanistan. Dover AFB had witnessed this scene countless times throughout the years. I can’t really say why, but for whatever reason, my emotions on that day were stronger and [...]
On August 29th of this year, I sat transfixed to the television during the dignified transfer of the 13 service men and women coming home from Afghanistan. Dover AFB had witnessed this scene countless times throughout the years. I can’t really say why, but for whatever reason, my emotions on that day were stronger and [...]
Renewed – It’s kind of an interesting word. When you add the prefix “re” to a word, it indicates that something is happening again. In this case, what was once new, is being made new again. Sometimes our longing for renewal is actually a longing for what was. We want things to go back to [...]
With her graduation from the New Beginnings Addiction Recovery Program getting closer, Edna was given more and more responsibility at Faith Refuge. When called on to drive a van back and forth to the Faith Resale, it soon became apparent that this was not a good idea. You see, before coming to Faith Refuge, [...]
My youngest daughter is trying her hand at gardening this year. She is so proud of her “babies” as they bloom and produce. She even has pictures. However, one unexpected thing happened during this crop season. The cucumbers didn’t turn out exactly like she expected them to. They are round. They look like miniature watermelons. [...]
