Checking In at the Doctor’s Office Before I became a pastor, I actually worked in the healthcare industry. I was an administrator for a private pediatrics practice in Houston for four years while I studied at Dallas Theological Seminary. I was affectionately called the Office Monkey, since my job really had me doing everything and anything the practice needed. One…
“By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk…
LIFE During our LIFE series at The Well, we covered a lot of theological concepts regarding the sanctity of human life, and what that means for us as Christians. Here are some of the resources we produced and topics that we covered, to get a Biblical understanding of these issues: Life Imago Dei Can Christians be pro-choice? – Part 1 Can Christians…
I almost always sit in the back on Sunday mornings. The reason behind this choice lies in my own desire to pursue a deep worship of God. The location of seating is not a universal requirement for a deep worship of God, obviously. However, I hope to convey the principle at work behind the action during corporate worship. Keyword = Corporate. Your Story,…
THE BIG ISSUE In part 1, we looked at the issue of life in the womb and the image of God. In this post we will look briefly at another one of the most popular arguments for abortion, which is the concept of “bodily autonomy”. Essentially this concept (in the context of abortion) says no one has the right to…
If you’re a young adult, maybe a young single, and feel like marriage or children is worlds away from your current situation, then adoption might seem totally irrelevant or out of reach. But here’s why you should think about it and pray about it starting right now. GOD ADOPTS The heart of the gospel is that God knew our weakness…
“I wanted to be the captain of my own ship. I used to let circumstances control my emotions, and anxiety/worry would determine my happiness.” Most often our perception of our own autonomy defines us; we seek solace and find comfort in our capability to function without need of others. I grew up fostering the mentality that life truly began after…
After serving on the elder board of WBCC for 3 years, I have now rolled off the board and have come on as a staff member with the church. As of this week, I am now our first Church Planting Resident at WBCC! We are gearing up to move to East Austin to partner with a ministry called Mission Possible…