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Overcoming Immapancy
A friend recently emailed me a copy of an interesting infographic entitled The True Size of Africa. It really is a fascinating graphic that puts the size of the African continent into proper...
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My Blogging Adventure
To say that I enjoy blogging would be an understatement. Little did I realize when I started my blogging adventure in September 2008 how it would challenge me to become even more intentional in how I...
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Annual Blogging Report
Like most bloggers, I monitor my blog stats daily. These stats help me to keep my finger on the pulse of what visitors to my blog are reading and where they are from. The information on my stats page...
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The Garden of Thorns
I have a very short list of must-watch television programs. At the top of that list is Texas Country Reporter. I have been a big fan of this program for years. I think that Bob Phillips, the host, is...
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Send Us Out
In July of this year, 384 Kingsland students and 84 adults will pack 468 suitcases to travel to 7 destinations in 3 countries in order to participate in 22 missions initiatives over a period of 2...
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Man of La Mancha
I enjoy good stories but I love a really great story. Those who know me well will tell you that Don Quixote is at the top of my list of favorite stories. Written in 1605 by the Spanish novelist and...
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Happy Birthday, Niki
New Delhi, India I had originally planned to travel to India during the latter part of this month. I knew that I had to get as much done on this trip as possible, including meeting with our new...
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1,000 Blog Posts Later
Having recently completed my second Texas Water Safari, milestones are still fresh on my mind. I really like the mile markers that are placed along the 260-mile race course. These mile markers were...
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Why I Love Kingsland
Every week I either have a phone conversation or an appointment with someone who is interested in learning about what makes us tick at Kingsland. Last week, however, someone framed the question a...
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Parables of PIGS
My friend Jackie Sayles is passionate about serving God. Her life took an unexpected turn a few years ago when she ventured to Central America on a mission trip. Little did she realize how that trip...
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Read Good Books
While in Kolkata last month, I mentioned to our students in one of our evening devotionals how much I love the story of Don Quixote. Written in 1605 by the Spanish novelist and playwright Miguel de...
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Kingsland’s Roots
In 1976, Alex Haley published “Roots, The Saga of an American Family.” Haley’s novel tells the story of his family’s journey to America, starting with an ancestor named Kunta Kinte who came to Maryland...
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Planting Churches
Last month, I posted a blog entitled Kingsland’s Roots — a brief account of the birth of our church and how we have started and assisted new churches in Katy and beyond. To coincide with the first...
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A Call To Pray and Fast
Kingsland is currently in one of those in-between times in the life of our church. In-between times are those times when we find ourselves somewhere between the actualities of the past and the...
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The Garden of Thorns
I have a very short list of must-watch television programs. At the top of that list is Texas Country Reporter. I have been a big fan of this program for years. I think that Bob Phillips, the host, is...
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Neighborhood Kidz Club
I believe that our lives can be mapped — that there are boundaries that define the farthest we’ve ever been and the most we’ve ever done for God and His purposes. Everything within those boundaries is...
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Celebrating Good Things
Kingsland is currently in an in-between time. In-between times are those seasons where we find ourselves somewhere between the actualities of the past and the possibilities of the future. We are on a...
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Stay Curious, My Friends
Curiosity and discovery are inextricably linked. Curiosity is simply defined as an eagerness to know or learn — that restless urge to explore and to find answers. This urge to find answers and to make...
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Go Beyond Annual Report
December is month of missions at Kingsland. Historically, this is the month when we give our gifts to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering to help fund the work of the Southern Baptist International...
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We Are Thankful
For years I have made it a practice to write personal, hand-written thank you notes every week. I believe that expressing gratitude to others is one of the best ways to stay grounded in life. There is...
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