Homelessness in Dallas, Collin, and Tarrant Counties has been on the rise. . .again. We saw this first hand while making a recent delivery into downtown Dallas. As we pulled up to one of the many, many facilities serving the homeless here in Dallas, there were dozens of people crowding the building, laying on the […]
How God Shapes Us by Joshua Woodmansee My youth group teacher from church recently brought forth a new idea that peaked my interest. It was about how God can shape us and reveal spiritual truths to us and answer our doubts. One thing in particular that I heard was how “God can shape us.” […]
It's Christmas Time by Joshua Woodmansee Tis the season to be jolly! Is it Christmas time already? The year has flown by so fast! It is always so busy this time of year with shopping on Black Friday and Christmas shopping, It can just get a little overwhelming. Unfortunately, many have lost the real meaning […]
The supernaturally inspired, powerful, comforting Word of God. . .sitting in a warehouse in Colorado Springs or a Lifeway bookstore in Plano. It may stay there for months, unused and unread. The shelf it sits on is quite boring for this Bible. This Bible seeks adventure. It seeks to travel to a home next door, […]
The Other Life By Joshua Woodmansee Two days ago I went with my mom and a few other friends to an event called the “Compassion Experience.” It was a large tent that stood beside First Baptist Allen. We walked in and understood what this was. There was a set up to experience what the life […]
By Joshua Woodmansee I went to the Voice of the Martyrs Conference yesterday and I heard a story about a Muslim and her Muslim mother that changed the way I view things. Here it is. It was one sunny morning in Iran when Padina, a Muslim girl, was praying to Allah. She loved her religion. […]
How many times have you heard it said that if someone is good enough, then they will have entrance into heaven? How many times have you said it yourself? “I have to go to church this Sunday,” as if your salvation depends on it. “If I follow the Golden Rule and show kindness to enough […]
The Boy who saved Starfish by Joshua Woodmansee I remember my mom reading a story to me that really made an impression on me. This is my own retelling of it with a twist. Once upon a time, there was a boy scurrying along the shore of a beach, picking up starfish that were washed […]
Written by Joshua Woodmansee, my almost 11-year-old son We’ll go on with life, but us Christians are too caught up. “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few” (Matthew 9:37). The people that need to be saved is great, but the people to save them are little. This verse hit me. . .hard. We […]
She was grace personified. My 86-year old grandma was a precious human being, as soft and gentle a person as I’ve ever known, and on October 1st she went home to be with her Creator and Lord. She raised four kind and generous children, gave her all to raising a family, and lost her beloved […]