A place for you.

This week our brother Jerry Hill will head to prison for things he was a part of before he left the depths of addiction and became a Christian. He will need our support, our encouragement, our letters, and our prayers (James 5:16). We hope and pray that his time in prison is short. After a few months of mandated prison ministry, we expect Jerry to be back preaching in Spicewood and worshipping with us from time-to-time at SW. When we…

Poetry often presents itself as a picture. These pictures help us not only to think logically about truth, but to “see”, “feel”, “smell”, or even “taste” it. Some pictures are more pleasant than others, and the one given in Proverbs 26:11 is, well,… disgusting. Proverbs 26:11 says, “Like a dog that returns to its vomit is a fool who repeats his folly” (NASB 95). Let us consider this simile for a moment. Do you have a dog? I want you…

Walking through life is sweet when you’re walking with work that matters, cherished loved ones, family, a sense of purpose, etc. But if you do not walk with God none of the above matters. Christians enjoy the spiritual blessing Paul described as “newness of life” (Rom. 6:4). It’s a life that truly fulfills. We have been richly blessed to study topics and passages relevant to the theme this past weekend at the 9th annual Arise Spiritual Growth Workshop. We have…

Your environment matters. Who you spend your time with can significantly impact the direction of your life. Consider a smoker, for example. According to the American Cancer Society, two of the most common reasons individuals begin smoking are because their parents or their peers smoke. The desire to fit in with friends or to imitate someone admired influences desire, and desire influences behavior. The point is simple: your environment can impact your behavior. This does not mean our environment excuses…