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Volume 38, No. 1

1/4/24 | Newsletter

New Year, Same Me (For Now…) - Are you a New Years resolution type of person? I typically am, but this year, after the rush of the holidays, I don’t have it in me. I really enjoy planning, preparing, and goal setting but not right...

Volume 37, No. 24

12/21/23 | Newsletter

Taking Stock -  Dear Friends, As we rapidly approach the end of the year, it is important that we each take stock of our year-end giving. We are less than two weeks out from the end of our fiscal year, and our church needs your help. How...

Volume 37, No. 23

12/7/23 | Newsletter

The Tortuous Embrace of Life -  A good friend of mine sent me a quote from Dan Snyder’s book Praying in the Dark. It reads as follows: “Whether spirituality begins with an altar call at a tent revival or gazing at the stars, it...

Volume 37, No. 22

11/16/23 | Newsletter

Our Elders - On Monday night I attended an event with Barbara Brown Taylor at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church. If you’ve heard me preach, then you know how much I love Barbara Brown Taylor. While I took copious notes on Monday (I think...

Volume 37, No. 21

11/2/23 | Newsletter

Stewardship Matters Friends, We are thick in the season of stewardship preparing for next year’s budget. I am so thankful for all God has done in my first year of ministry at Royal Lane, and I look forward to all that lies ahead...

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