The dawning sun did its best to peek through the clouds as I prayerwalked my neighborhood this morning. I prayed that all of my neighbors would wake up feeling a supernatural peace, and a trust that God was for them, not against them. I prayed that as the world is being shaken, they would holdContinue reading “Jesus and Social Distancing”
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If Kindness Came First
2:00 AM. A deserted stretch of Texas highway. My five younger siblings and I stand amidst the tumbleweeds watching our widowed mother pray over our broken-down car. Finally, we spot some headlights approaching. We desperately wave our fourteen hands. A red sports car slows, and pulls over behind us. Praise God, we’re saved! Out ofContinue reading “If Kindness Came First”
America–land of the fearful, home of the no-longer-brave
I want to talk about fear. About how fear is robbing America of its greatness and its destiny. And about how to find our courage again. We have become a nation of panicky, terrified, paralyzed wimps. We’re so afraid that our confident, well-adjusted, highly educated children will lose their job to a Latino man strugglingContinue reading “America–land of the fearful, home of the no-longer-brave”
Jim Baton 