Jesus described his followers as “the salt of the earth” and “the light of the world.”  “These people are the salt of the earth!” an old retired pastor said about the congregations I had just begun serving.

What’s on your Mind?  When you’re not thinking about anything in particular, what do you find yourself thinking about?

One of my favorite places to visit is Fort Davis in the Davis Mountains of Texas.  It is an area that has its own kind of beauty.  There aren’t many trees larger than the small and scrubby little trees that have taken hold in that semi-arid land.

Faith is famously defined in the first verse: “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”