Last Sunday in church, we observed All Saints' Day. We lit candles, read names, and rang a bell to remember the saints who have recently gone before us. Today, as we go through Hebrews 11, we widen that scope and look at ALL the saints who have lived before us and paved the way of faith for us.

Erma Bombeck leads the way, along with scriptures, to teach us how to live life to the fullest and to give all that we have been given.

Last Sunday, we examined a difficult task that Paul was assigned. However, it was a necessary job that he took on with joy and a passion. It's a job that we still have today.

This episode explores World Communion Sunday and the deeper meaning of communion through Jesus' acts of compassion — healing, feeding the 5,000, and sharing meals with everyone, even the outcast.

Using scripture and a personal Thanksgiving outreach story, the speaker urges listeners to let Christ's compassion spill beyond church walls into everyday life and community.

The "almost" versus the "altogether" Christian.

Today, we continue our sermon duo from Everybody Always by Bob Goff. We take loving our enemies and difficult people a step further, and we look at how we can actually do that. Even better, we get to look at the results of those actions.

Bob Goff wrote a great book called Everybody Always. I won't ruin what the message is about, but I hope it will help you to deal with some of the more difficult parts of life.

In John, Jesus reminds us that, as humans, we need plenty of direction in our lives. As the good shepherd, he guides us. In the Old Testament Haggai tells us that once we know what our direction is, we need to get to work to achieve our goals and callings.

Texas is a huge place, and that is probably an understatement. It is a good, visible analogy of just how big God's grace and love are.