Who am I? This is a question we all ask at some point, and dare I say, many points in our lives. According to famed psychologist, Erik Erikson (yes that’s really his name), there is a whole developmental stage defined by this...

If you are familiar with Messiah Texas, you know our adage: You’ve got friends at Messiah Texas! What you might not know is how those friends came to be in the first place. It all started in 2015. Ty Porter, our board...

1 Corinthians 16:14 says, “Let all you do be done in love.” Obviously, love is important to our Creator. In fact, 1 John 4:7-8 says that those who don’t love, don’t know God because He IS love. I can’t think of a greater motivator...

The Jewish people have a long-standing history of other people trying to kill them. What is more worth noting, however, is their long-standing history of surviving, thriving, overthrowing their captors, and winning victory over...

In our current 2025 society, it seems to me that fatherhood is often relegated to disciplinarianism. It’s a father’s job to be the heavy, if you will. To do the punishing when his kids step out of line. With this idea in mind, it...

You have probably heard the saying that you are the sum of the five people that you hang out with most. Now, is five the exact right number? Who could say, but the idea of being the average of those you spend the most time with IS...

So far this year, we have talked about what it means to be a Godly father, mother, and friend. But what about when we aren’t operating in those roles specifically? I’m sure we would all like to know what it looks like...

And just like that, it is once again time for the fall holy days–I may be biased, but dare I say it is the best time of year. This year, 2025, the Feast of Trumpets, otherwise known as Rosh Hashanah, falls in September. We can find...

For me, there are no memories fonder than a cool autumn breeze billowing the sheets on three sides of me as I eat my breakfast in the Sukkah. The leaves and fronds above my head rustling and the geese overhead flying to warmer...

Did you know that your thoughts can change your physiology? According to recent studies, you can change the very neural structures of your brain just by focusing your thoughts on certain things! This is such a powerful discovery...