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What a Good Father

By Chelsea Judkins | October 11, 2022
Good Father

Life with two littles is full of good-natured chaos, phrases I never thought I’d need to say, and a new awareness of potential danger. When Lucy started crawling at six months, we babyproofed our home. We put cabinet locks over our cleaning supply storage. We bought outlet covers and moved anything breakable out of reach.…

Consistent Parents

By Kurt Krodle | October 6, 2022
Consistent Parents

I can still hear my dad’s boots walking across the entryway to my childhood home.  It’s a sound for me that brought joy because Daddy was home!  I haven’t heard that sound in 30+ years, but it still makes me smile and brings peace to my spirit.  I didn’t grow up in a perfect home,…

Tips for Leading Your Peers

By Tanner Watson | October 5, 2022
Tips for Leading Your Peers

Howdy! Junior High, High School, and College are all unique places where the number of leadership opportunities is insurmountable.  Further, most of the leadership opportunities available are among peers.  This presents something of an interesting situation because leading one’s peers is not always the easiest thing to do.  So, here is a list of tips…

Cooperation not competition.

By Chelsea Judkins | October 4, 2022
Cooperation Not Competition

In the movie Mean Girls, Cady is new to public school. There’s a great scene where her two new friends give her a tour of the cafeteria pointing out all of the very specific cliques, including groups like Varsity Jocks, Preps, Burnouts, and Desperate Wannabes. They end the tour at their own table and refer…

I’m Grateful

By Kurt Krodle | September 29, 2022
Greenville, Texas

I’m grateful for small towns. In 1985, John Cougar Mellencamp released the song, Small Town which starts with: Well, I was born in a small town And I live in a small town Probably die in a small town Oh, those small communities I don’t remember what I thought about that song (other than I…

Each season is important.

By Chelsea Judkins | September 27, 2022
Birthday Cake

Be encouraged that each season of your life is important!  It took me a while to figure that out, you see I had a quarter life crisis on my 25th birthday. I spent my birthday weekend with my parents, and that Sunday we all went to church together. My parents switched churches after I moved out,…

My name is Tanner.

By Tanner Watson | September 27, 2022

Howdy!  My name is Tanner and I serve as the guy’s minister in the Youth Ministry here at First Baptist Church of Arlington.  I enjoy a good concert, lunch with friends (especially barbeque), and I am constantly on the hunt for the world’s best cup of coffee.  I have two parents and a little brother…

Thoughts for a High Schooler

By Tanner Watson | September 21, 2022

Howdy!  So, you feel called to ministry in high school?  First, that is amazing!  God calls all believers to a life of purpose, but he does not call everyone to a vocational ministry.  While this is not something to boast about, a call to vocational ministry is certainly something worth celebrating.  I was in that…

A Different Kind of First Day

By Kurt Krodle | September 18, 2022

For the past 26 falls, I have sent and prayed over students in the churches that I have served as they have begun new school years.  First, it was about 20 students from our church in the community of Cash in Hunt County.  Then, God took me to northwest Tarrant County to Saginaw, on to…

Just Add Water

By Chelsea Judkins | September 16, 2022

Now that the school year is in full swing, you may deal with the occasional reality of feeling overwhelmed. There are SO many things to get involved with, so on top of demanding schoolwork, you may be juggling sports, theater, music, or jobs, while also trying to stay connected to your friends, family, and church……