Ladies, I’ve begun preparations for one of the biggest days of the year at Cross Timbers, Mother’s Day.  And I want to hear from you. What is the most challenging thing about being a mom? What is the most gratifying thing about being a mom? What would the perfect Mother’s Day look like for you? [...]

“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work.” Ecclesiastes 4:9 (NIV) I’ve always taught from the words of Solomon recorded in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter four, on the principle of community and connection between brothers and sisters of faith.  Lately, I’ve been thinking of the power of this [...]

Need to laugh?  May I present to you Jon Acuff.  Jon has a unique way of bringing out the things in each of us that we really need to laugh at.  At the same time, he challenges us to really think about how we live our lives as Christ-followers and to ask ourselves "why we [...]

There are so many great books published and being written about planning and strategy.  That is not a bad thing.  Almost every time I get together with pastor friends around the country, the conversation turns, at some point, to strategic ideas and/or plans for the future of ministry in our local churches.  That is not [...]

I want to personally invite you to our Night of Worship Sunday night April 3rd at 6:30pm on the Cross Timbers Argyle Campus.  This Sunday, we are beginning a 3-week series on worship and I'm looking forward to going on this journey with you as we learn to pursue God and engage with Him in [...]

There are so many words that can used to describe God:  loving, kind, merciful, graceful, powerful - the list could go on and on.  And every description of goodness ascribed to God is right and true.  I like the word generous to describe Him.  He freely gave his son. (Romans 8:32) He loves to give [...]

I've always loved the writings of Donald Miller and his blog certainly reflects his unique writing style.  He is the author of five books, most notably Blue Like Jazz which has now sold well over a million copies, and spent more than forty weeks on the New York Times Bestsellers list.  Currently, Blue Like Jazz [...]

Desperation has a fairly negative connotation in today’s world.  A last second attempt in a basketball game by a team that is losing is called a “desperation shot.”  A desperation move by a company that is going under or a guy looking for a date to the prom doesn’t bring positive feelings, does it? We [...]

Steep yourself in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. (Luke 12:31, The Message) There is a natural divide, a gap defined, between what is safe and comfortable and what is dangerous and should be avoided.  And that is how we gauge what we do and what we do [...]

Tomorrow. We long for it.  We dream about it.  We want it more than today. We live convinced that tomorrow will be better than our life today.  Somehow, we will be smarter, fitter, wealthier, more likable, more resourceful...better than we are today, and our dreams will finally come true.  So we live for an idea [...]