Different perspectives As I was driving away this morning from my workout, I was struck by these geese playing in this construction site. Yesterday, it rained for a few minutes and created this mudpile. The parents and the newborn were right at home. It was like heaven to them. Water to drink from the puddles, bugs […]
Sacrifice When you go to the doctor for a blood test, they draw a small amount and send it to a laboratory. They analyze so many things from the blood test. It’s incredible what they can determine. It’s extremely detailed. Why wouldn’t it be? Life, quality of life, starts and ends, in this layman’s opinion, […]
Holy Spirit empowered When you look around our cities, states, the nation, and the world, we see an incredible harvest. Souls are lost and could spend eternity separated from God in hell. Some of these might even be in your own family or extended family. The Holy Spirit is in this world preparing hearts to […]
Impacting others This morning, I had a fairly lengthy conversation with an older man who grew up in the church but turned away as an adult. He has never returned. I see him a few days a week for a brief time, and about a year ago he started asking me to share a scripture […]
“Follow me” One of my favorite hymns is Lift High the Cross. It is a 19th century English Christian hymn. It was written in 1887 by George Kitchin and revised in 1916 by Michael R. Newbolt. It is based on Matthew 16:24. ‘Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and […]
NEW Ring out the old and ring in the NEW! We greet each other with Happy NEW Year. Everyone loves something new. A new start, new pair of shoes, a new job, you name it. In Christ, scripture teaches us that we are a new creation, a new creature. “The old has passed away; behold the new has […]
In the beginning What are you going to tell your children and grandchildren this year about Christmas? Might it just be about presents, the Christmas tree, good food, fun, and a little bit of church? What is the ‘back story’? I’m going to share some significant points that I believe are pertinent. I’ll let you […]
Eternal salvation If you could take one scripture in all of the New Testament that amplifies the gospel message, this is it. And if there’s any doubt in your mind as to whether you have eternal salvation, examine this closely. Jesus speaking to the crowd and his disciples, so it is Spirit-filled truth. It is […]
Reclaiming fatherhood Jonathan Habashy is on a family mission trip in Rwanda, Africa. It just so happens that it is the base of operations for Abiding Fathers for all of Africa. Our two directors, Bosco and Derrick, had the pleasure of meeting with Jonathan and his wife last week. Jonathan is serving as our Donor Care Consultant. […]
Who we are Thirty years ago, that was the message I received one early morning. What resulted was the formation of Dallas Real Estate Ministries. As I was reflecting on this verse, it was apparent that God, through Christ, is building his house for a specific purpose here on earth, and beyond. It says we […]