Trade winds make me happy. No trade winds make me grouchy. There are phone booths everywhere. I’m not sure why because I’ve never seen anyone using one. Our neighborhood is SO quiet. And everyone has their windows open, which means that I’m pretty sure my LOUD TEXAS FAMILY is making quite an impression. School gets …
I have a pretty strong family, but I am by no means an expert when it comes to parenting. Most of the time, we’re flying by the seat of our pants over here. Case in point: The littlest Irving had a really rough afternoon today. It all started with a sheet of homework that we …
Last December my closest friends and I decided to each choose a theme word for 2019. Mine ended up being a phrase – “know Him”, which came from Philippians 3:10, which says “that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection”. I thought “know Him” was a great phrase for me since I’d …
Your theology matters because there’s no faster way for Satan to get a foothold on your family than by sneaking in through you.
We all know that social media doesn’t tell the whole story, right? It’s the highlight reel of each person’s life, not the actual play by play of every messy detail. And we all have messy details. Even in Hawaii. We’ve been sarcastically accused of having a really rough life here in Hawaii. I guess some …
1. The Internet. I know, I know, this blog is on the internet! But I will never ever ask you to take my word for anything. I will always point you to open your Bible and check to see if what I say is true. The worst thing you can do is take the click-bait …
I’m a third semester seminary student so by now, I know ALL the THINGS about the Bible. (Or maybe not so much!) But I have learned a few things since I started eight months ago and when it comes to Bible questions, I pick Dr. Irving’s brain on the regular. I realize that most regular …
