This video has a very interesting explanation of the story of David and Goliath. However, Malcolm Gladwell leaves something significant out of the story. Namely, God. Some of his explanations make a lot of sense. But others fall short precisely because he leaves the miracle out. This giant may have been unable to fight well, but the Israeli army didn't know that. None of them would go down to the valley, so there was something about the giant that none of them wanted to confr

I'm going to share with you a reflection that I got from a friend who was reading my latest book, Walking Through Holy Week.I love seeing how God takes my thoughts and reflections and uses them to speak to others. I hope hers will do the same. Enjoy! ------------------------- I was reading about the second station of the cross (in Karen's wonderful book) when Jesus is carrying his cross up the hill and it paralleled to when Abraham was called to sacrifice Isaac and he too car

It's hard to imagine that we can do good when we are in difficult times. Our pain and our struggles are something to be carried and endured until they are over. We need help, and we don't have anything to give to anyone else who needs it. Right? So. Totally. Wrong. I'm here to tell you that those are the moments when God's light shines through us the brightest. Even more, if we're looking, they are the moments when we see what His power looks like, because we know our power i

Gotta love these! What clever church signs have you seen? https://www.littlethings.com/funny-church-signs/

"I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare. In other words, if our expenditure on comforts, luxuries, amusements, etc. is up to the standard common among those with the same income as our own, we are probably giving away too little. If our charities do not at all pinch or hamper us, I should say they are too small. There ought to be things we should like to do and cannot do because our charitabl

I was a little hesitant to include this song in my Music Monday posts. My daughter recommended it excitedly, and after listening to it, I wasn't sure what message was coming across. I like the strength in it and the spirit of never giving up, even when things are completely overwhelming, because it just isn't "in my blood." But how was this spiritual? My daughter was a little incredulous as she explained it to me. "It isn't in our blood, because we have the Blood of Christ in

https://www.facebook.com/BESTAustinBestProducts/videos/2137967459772397/ I am excited to share this video about Community First Village in Austin. Mobile Loaves and Fishes, the charity that developed the village, has a unique and beautiful understanding of homelessness and what is needed to help end it. The understanding of family and community that they bring to their ministry is one that helps not only the people who are living on the streets, but the people who serve them

So that we might obtain this life of happiness, he who is true life itself taught us to pray, not in many words as though speaking longer could gain us a hearing. After all, we pray to one who, as the Lord himself tells us, knows what we need before we ask for it. Why he should ask us to pray, when he knows what we need before we ask him, may perplex us if we do not realize that our Lord and God does not want to know what we want (for he cannot fail to know it), but wants us

I love this song from the movie The Greatest Showman. It's a poignant song about the adventure of love. The more I listened to the words, though, the more I felt it reflected my life in Christ. "High in the sky, we can see the whole world down below... Never sure, will you catch me if I should fall? Well, it's all an adventure that comes with a breathtaking view." Life is such an adventure when you live deep in your faith. Even so, we can have our moments our doubt, wondering

For our first Fun Friday post, I'm going to share some hilarious church moments from a Jennifer Fulwiler Facebook post. These short, ten-word stories had my family laughing until they cried. I've lived some of these, and seen a few more, and they're always funnier when they're happening to someone else, aren't they? My story (not my kids, but I think brothers should count): Altar serving brother sleeping mouth open. Priest's homily? Vocations. (9!) or Same brother, standing r