Though it is hard to believe, the current elder board has now been together for five years. We have been blessed with unity, accountability, balance and a sincere love for one another. Additions within the last few years include Lee Lewis, our Fort Worth campus pastor, and Wes Searcy, a member of the Flower Mound campus.
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According to Christian tradition, Jesus died on Good Friday around 3 p.m. – the ninth hour of the day (Matt. 27:45-46; Mark 15:33-34; Luke 23:44). He was buried at about 6 p.m. (Luke 23:54), and then on Sunday, at dawn, Jesus rose from the dead. Yet, according to Matthew 12:40, Jesus said, “For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of ...
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Why do I love Teddy Roosevelt? Wait. Let me rephrase the question. Why wouldn’t I love Teddy Roosevelt? His biography reads like a Greek epic. Stories of self-sacrifice and manhood with mythical proportions fill each page. Like a 19th century Odysseus, he towered as an American hero: muscle, clenched-teeth and grit. .
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“Mom, Dad, I really need a cellphone.” If you haven’t heard this statement, it’s coming. Recent stats reveal that 75% of teens (12-17) have cellphones. The teenage years seem to be the prime age that parents give their children a phone. When will you give your child a cellphone or another mobile device? Have you thought about this question? Have you considered how you will answer and ...
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Throughout Lent and Easter, I often reminiscence about one of our family transitions into a new neighborhood cul-de-sac. When we moved in, the neighbors were welcoming, kind and yet noticeably divided in beliefs and allegiances. A fragmented history unraveled as the family on our left expressed their stony Christian concern toward our unbelieving neighbors across the street. The problem was ...
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Scuba diving and snorkeling are close cousins but have a fundamental difference: depth. And depth defines the experience. Snorkelers enjoy the views as they skim the surface of the water. The colors and sea-life are visible but at a distance. The surface seems safe and natural.
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On the last full day of my teaching career, as my students studied for their finals, I overheard a conversation between two freshman girls that still haunts me. One asked the other, “How many different guys do you think you can have kids with before it’s weird? Like 3 or 4?” Heartbroken, I asked these girls if they wouldn’t rather wait to have kids until marrying a man who would help ...
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My favorite episode of the classic Twilight Zone is “The Obsolete Man.” Burgess Meredith plays Romney Wordsworth, a life-long librarian, reader and believer in God. The totalitarian state under which Mr. Wordsworth lives has eliminated books and claims proof that God doesn’t exist. Thus, he is declared “obsolete” by the state and sentenced to “liquidation.”
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