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Faith Focus: The 10 strangest days of my life
Juxtaposition is strange and poignant, particularly when it happens naturally in life. Months of anticipation boiled over into excitement as my son was born Dec. 2. He’s...
From the mission field: Pity or compassion?
A tiny girl, barefooted, dirty and alone, silhouetted among mountains of sparkling broken glass, recycled plastic and other trash, caught my eye. A cheerful “hola” brought a...
Faith Focus: Why our New Year’s resolutions may fail
On Jan. 1, it’s go time. Our New Year’s resolutions will be on the clock. The journey to lose weight, pull ourselves out of debt or take...
Advent | This is our God, our Immanuel
"Behold the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call him Immanuel (which means, God with us)." –Matthew 1:23 (ESV) It’s such a fragile...
Advent | Transforming fear to wonder
"They were terrified. The angel said, 'Don’t be afraid. I’m here to announce a great and joyful event that is meant for everybody, worldwide: A Savior has...
Advent | God’s gift
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to...
Advent | The joy of creation
"You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of...
Faith Focus: Advent | We see joy
Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible...
What are you doing next summer?
What makes a Buckner mission trip, like Project Go, different from other organizations? People like Mama Rose, who has worked for Buckner for eight years in her...
Friday photo: Woodworking for children
Several residents at Parkway Place, a Buckner Senior Living community in Houston, are creating wooden pieces of artwork to give to children in Buckner programs in Houston...