Caryn & Jeremy in the Morning

There are moments in life that leave you wondering... Does God still care about me? I've had those thoughts too. Maybe you’re walking through something right now that feels heavy, and you're wondering if God still sees you, if He still hears your prayers.

When someone offends me, I usually want to talk about it. And by talk, I mean vent. To someone else. About that person. I know that’s not the right way to handle it... but it’s just the habit I fall into. But reading the book of Job recently gave me a better picture.

Sometimes I say things to encourage my kids... and then I realize I need to hear them too.

Baseball season and summer just go together, don’t they? The sounds, the snacks, and all the fun little traditions, like sometimes at smaller community games when they let everybody run the bases after the game. I saw this sweet story the other day about a woman named Gabrielle who went to a game with her 85-year-old grandpa. And when it came time to run the bases, he stood up and said, “I’m doing...

There’s something about kids that makes them want to grab anything within reach... especially when it’s not theirs. When our boys were little, I had to start every store visit with the same phrase: Don’t touch it. It doesn’t belong to you. I thought about that recently when I read Romans 12:19: “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” And it struck me: God’s saying the same thing to us th...

After the devastating flooding in Central Texas, 9-year-old Corrigan wanted to do something to help. She’d just come home from Camp Mystic two weeks before, and hearing about the damage – and the girls who were still missing – broke her heart. So she did what any kid with a big heart might do: she prayed with her family, made a sign, set up shop in their Fort Worth neighborhood, and started sellin...

What does it really mean to “trust in the Lord with all your heart”? I was thinking about that this week, and a twist on that verse came to mind:  what if it also means trusting God with all that’s in your heart?

You’ve probably seen those roadside fireworks stands popping up all over Texas this time of year. One of them, called Johnny Fireworks, was robbed this week. Thousands of dollars in fireworks gone. Even more damage done to the building. But what the owner, Jonathan, did next? Totally unexpected.

Sometimes, the pain cuts so deep that even God's help doesn’t sound comforting. A listener recently asked me something really raw: “Have you ever been so mad at God that even if He offered help, you wouldn’t take it?”

What are the odds that Final Jeopardy would ask a question about your own ancestor? That’s exactly what happened to a contestant named Emily this week.

Comparison is sneaky, isn’t it? Sometimes it’s how someone else looks. Sometimes it’s their family, their job, their spiritual walk... whatever it is, it’s so easy to measure ourselves against what we see in someone else. I’ve done it more times than I can count. But I’ll never forget the moment I saw it hit my son.

You know when you're in Sunday service and the pastor says something that hits exactly where you're at? That was me this week.

The news over the weekend has been heavy. As tensions rise, it’s understandable if you’ve felt anxious, even afraid. I found myself glued to the coverage for a while… and I could feel it getting to me. My heart started to race. My thoughts got a little loud. That’s when I knew I needed to pause. I put the phone down, opened my Bible, and found myself in Psalm 46... and the words there were exactly...

Some conversations with Jeremy start simple, like “What’s our Hulu password?” and then turn into a whole philosophical discussion about digital safety.

We all know what a "fair-weather friend" is: someone who’s around for the fun times but disappears when things get hard. And let’s be honest, most of us have felt that kind of disappointment at some point. Paul knew that feeling too.

It’s summer camp season, which means parents everywhere are waiting to hear how it’s going. Some kids write home with sweet updates… and some? Not so much.

I saw a headline the other day that just said, “Carrots are in season.” Not exactly life-changing news… unless you're really into carrots. But it got me thinking... I wondered if I’m like that with my faith. Am I only “in season” when life feels easy, or when I’m feeling extra spiritual?

When I was about five, we stopped at one of those roadside petting zoos... you know the kind. And they let you hold a baby wildcat for a photo. I don’t remember what kind of cub it was… but I do remember deciding I needed it. 

I doubt you’d recognize Dan Meers if you passed him at the grocery store. But if you’ve watched a Kansas City Chiefs game anytime in the last 35 years, you’ve definitely seen his work. Dan was the man inside the KC Wolf mascot suit: bringing joy to fans, visiting hospitals, encouraging kids, and staying totally anonymous the whole time. His story got me thinking. Dan’s whole job was to make someon...

There are few things funnier than a good group prank... and this one was top tier. Over 200 dads at a church in Coppell showed up on Father’s Day wearing the exact same blue polo. Why? Because their wives secretly coordinated it.

Is your house God’s house? That question really got me this week. I was reading in Titus 1, where Paul is laying out the qualities of someone who manages God’s household. And it made me stop and think: if Caryn and I want our home to belong to the Lord, what kind of qualities should I be living out as the one leading it?

I think most of us want the same things in life: to be healthy, to stay sharp, and to live with joy for as long as we can. Well, there’s a 90-year-old woman who says she’s figured out a few keys to doing just that. Things like being kind to yourself, practicing gratitude, choosing joy... all stuff that makes sense. But then she said something that made me laugh: she decided to cut onion rings out...

Do you ever overthink things? I do. I can spiral pretty quickly, playing out every possible outcome before something even happens. And one place this shows up for me is with a friend of mine who doesn’t want anything to do with God.

If you've ever been to an animal shelter and you're an animal lover like me, you know how hard it is not to just say, “Yep, I’ll take them all.” I mean, surely there’s some room left in the house, right? Well, at this one adoption event, a sweet shelter dog named Sienna was walking around greeting people, just being her friendly, adorable self. But when she came across one man, she stopped. 

Some people just seem to radiate joy. They always know how to encourage, always find the silver lining, and somehow make you feel lighter just by being around them. I thank God for people like that – but sometimes I wonder, could I be that person for someone else? Scripture says yes.