Helping People Do Better
How can I pray for you? What a powerful question that can change the trajectory of someone’s day. It’s a question I’ve gotten to ask a lot during my time serving as a chaplain at the Dallas Processing Center for Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child ministry initiative. It’s also a question I ask a lot […]
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First, I pray you and yours had a magnificent time celebrating Thanksgiving this year. I know that our family enjoyed spending time together even though not everyone could be there to join in the celebrations. For many people, the holidays are a difficult time because they are alone. We pray for those of you who […]
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Well, it’s finally here! Operation Christmas Child’s National Collection Week 2019 starts Monday, November 18 and runs through Monday, November 25. After that, it’s off to the Processing Center, the next stop along the Greatest Journey. There are a lot of moving pieces and thousands of volunteers, associates, and OCC staff that play a part […]
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Are your posts boiling over with traffic and tons of engagement or is your blog resting at a slow simmer? Low and slow is a perfect method for cooking a brisket. But, truthfully, not so much for growing your blog. Perhaps your blog is on ice or maybe it’s stashed away with those leftovers you […]
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The final song of ascents calls on the priests serving God at the Temple to praise Him. It also calls on the Lord to bless them. The priests served on duty 24 hours a day at the Temple. In addition to carrying out their clergical duties by day, the priests guarded the Temple at night. […]
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In preparing to serve at the Dallas Processing Center for Operation Christmas Child, I have been praying that the words of David in Psalm 19:14 would be true of me. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14 (HCSB) […]
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