Good morning, friends.Welcome to First-Year Mother's Church of Dallas once again.We're really glad you're here.My name is Mitchell, and I really mean that.I just realized about halfway through that yo...  Read More

The question sounds almost trivial at first, doesn't it? "Will I see my dog in heaven?" It's the kind of question that might make us feel a little embarrassed to ask out loud, as if it's not quite ser...  Read More

We put out a call for questions, got almost 90 of them last year, and so we didn't do that again. You all asked plenty of questions to work through. And when I was reading through these questions in...  Read More

5-Day Devotional: All Things NewDay 1: The Goodness of CreationReading: Genesis 1:24-31Devotional: Before God was known as righteous or holy, God was first revealed as Creator. In these opening verses...  Read More

Holy and merciful God,You have gathered us in worship, and we are grateful. We come with songs, prayers, offerings, and words. We come longing to know you, to serve you, and to be made more faithful.A...  Read More

There's a question that keeps surfacing in quiet conversations, whispered in parking lots, sent via late-night text messages: "Why does the church keep talking about race?" It's asked by people who a...  Read More

And God is not going to let us stop talking about it because the Bible's not going to let us stop talking about it. So that, that is the answer to the question, why the church, our church, keeps tal...  Read More

5-Day Devotional: Let Justice Roll DownDay 1: When Worship Becomes NoiseReading: Amos 5:21-24Devotional: God's harsh words to Israel shake us awake: "I hate your worship." How can this be? The Israeli...  Read More

Will you please join me in an attitude of prayer?Oh Lord, may the words of my mouth and all the meditations of our hearts, may they be acceptable in your sight.Oh Lord, our rock and our redeemer.Amen....  Read More

There's a peculiar moment in the film The Sixth Sense that reshapes everything. Throughout the entire movie, you've been watching, interpreting, making sense of the narrative. The conversations seem c...  Read More

Pastoral Prayer for "The Clarity We Don't Need"Based on Luke 24:13-35Gracious and loving God,we come to you as people who are still on the road.Some of us are walking with confidence today.Some of us ...  Read More

There's something deeply human about wanting proof. We don't want to be fooled, catfished, or made to look naive. In an age of AI-generated images and deepfakes, our skepticism feels not just reasonab...  Read More