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Faith Focus: 1 Corinthians 13
In the month of September, we'd like to change this devotional a bit. We believe people are changed when they read and meditate on God's Word. The...
Faith Focus: The Lord will be my God
This week marks the one year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey devastating Southeast Texas. I spent part of last week in Houston visiting with victims of the storm,...
Faith Focus: When was the last time you received a gift?
Last week, former Texas Rangers players Elliot “Bump” Wills and George Wright joined Buckner in North Texas to send 92 children from the Dallas Housing Authority back...
Faith Focus: Before children go back to school …
You may have noticed something different at church yesterday. The building was a little louder. The hallways were a little busier. Most of the children are back....
Faith Focus: Why won’t my son listen to me?
This morning, my 2-year-old son needed to be changed. He knew it. I knew it. Pretty much everyone who walked near him knew it. We walked into...
Faith Focus: The bench
A long wooden bench sits just outside the training room of the Buckner International offices. Though it’s been well maintained, it’s clearly been well used. As many...
Faith Focus: A lamp for our feet
Trapped in an unhealthy relationship, LaCheryal Royal didn't know what to do. If she left, she didn't know where she and her two young boys would live....
Faith Focus: What do you expect?
When single parents come to Buckner Family Pathways, they come from diverse backgrounds. Some of them have suffered abuse. Others have been through unspeakable tragedy. Others yet...
Faith Focus: Inward renewal
When I moved to Waco in 2008, one of the more distinctive landmarks in downtown Waco was the pair of large rusting grain silos near the “grease...
Faith Focus: What do you want to pass down?
Like too many men, my dad and I are far more comfortable talking about things we’ve done that day, projects around the house and cars. Maybe it’s...