I’m probably the most improbable PhD recipient ever. This graduation season, I earned my PhD from Dallas Baptist University. My whole family attended to celebrate the end of this five-year …
An Integrated Life
I was talking to one of our pastoral staff members from our church the other day about the church’s initiative toward missional communities: small groups of people who know each other from work or …
A New Vision
Vision is vital to anyone, whether you’re an individual or an organization. It’s also scriptural. The most often-cited vision passage is Proverbs 29:18, “Where there is no prophetic vision, the …
Life Together
If you’re around me or around this school for any length of time, you’ll hear us constantly harping on the importance of community. One of the greatest strengths of Grace is the sense of community …
Getting Jesus Right
If you’re asked if you love Jesus, I know most of us (those who read this, anyway) would answer, “Yes, of course.” But, who is it we love? If you’re married, imagine that you said to your husband …
Meaningful Victory
In the days of the Roman Empire, military commanders who had been victorious in battle were given a triumph-that’s where we get that word. A triumph was a civil ceremony celebrating the …