Crossing Borders and Boundaries: Mesquite, Dallas, and Texas Football
Sunday Sept 15th I journeyed east of Dallas to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Our Saviour, Mesquite. They have been faithfully served for 25 years ...
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Border Trip Highlights Four members of our synod staff joined a number of folks throughout our synod and 100 Texas faith leaders for Texas Impact‘s ...
Read MoreA weekend in the Heart of Texas
My HOT conference weekend began Saturday morning with a gathering of leaders from the Bosque County congregations. Our frequent meetings have lead to plans for ...
Read More Golfing for Jesus
A friend of my spouse asked her the other day, somewhat tongue in cheek, “What did you do for Jesus today?” Well the week of ...
Read More Remembering Sept 11th. Remembering the World God Loves
This Wednesday, September 11, NT-NL Synod, ELCA and Briarwood Retreat Center/Briarwood Leadership Center staff had our monthly all building staff meeting. An opportunity to connect with those with ...
Read More For God so Loved…
Sermon for 11 September 2019 Joint Chapel Service Northern Texas – Northern Louisiana Synod Briarwood Leadership Center Rev. Robert O. Smith, PhD texts for Holy ...
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You show up at the office with golf clubs and everyone starts with the Caddyshack bishop jokes. No I am not playing golf everyday these ...
Read More Courts & Ports: The Issues
Just over a week ago, thirteen of our NT-NL leaders joined a group of close to 100 people representing Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopal, and several ...
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NT-NL News: September 2019, Second Monday
NT-NL 2019 Young Adults in Global Mission Another year has come, and another group of Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM) volunteers have accepted the ...
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