In my mind, the start of football season means the arrival of my favorite mango, the Keitt mango. While shopping at HEB yesterday, I spotted that long-awaited tall pile of football-sized mangoes across the produce area. With glee, I raced my cart over, fixing my gaze...
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.” Ephesians 6:11 This fall the ladies of Sacred Story are standing firm together. We are standing firm in our...
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.” Ephesians 6:10 We must learn to stand strong in our stories. We must decide to stand in faith before the story begins, during the story, and afterwards. Standing is a key element for victory and it requires...
II Timothy calls us to invest in others as we live our story through spiritual multiplication. This principle of a believer’s faith being multiplied into people who will go on to multiply into others (and so on!) finds its source in II Timothy 2:2,...
Introduction: I can’t believe our study of II Timothy is ending. What a rich gift in this letter Paul recited – mostly likely to his friend Luke – from a damp and dark prison cell. Mary Carmen reflected on the reality that the apostle finished the race of...
