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Mark D. Roberts

Yesterday, my family and I visited the Texas Capitol, the center of the state government in Austin, the capital. We were there for my daughter to be reconized for getting second place in the National History Day competition last summer. (She was second in the Junior Division, Individual Performance.) So, yesterday, the State Board of…

Today, I want to recommend three great websites. I have been visiting these websites for several years with great appreciation. I have recommended them before, but they’re worth another shout out. Holy Land Photos This website offers thousands of photos of biblical sites. You name it, they’ll have it, and much, much more. But here’s…

Worship Team Training is a ministry that provides inspiration, training, and resources for worship leaders, especially but not only those who lead in contemporary contexts. Worship Team Training offers a whole-person approach to the training of worship leaders, focusing on skill development, leadership growth, and spiritual renewal. Worship Team Training was begun by Branon Dempsey,…

Here are a couple more photos, taken at Laity Lodge last weekend. Enjoy!

In this post I want to tell you about a great Thanksgiving tradition. Yes, yes, I know Thanksgiving Day comes a week from Thursday. But I’m putting up this post in the hopes that there still might be time for some of you to act on what I’m about to recommend. I’ll admit to a…

Earl Palmer taught at Laity Lodge this past weekend, leading a retreat for Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church. I know that many of my blog readers are familiar with Earl, but if you’re not, let me give a brief bio. Earl, a Presbyterian minister, served in four churches, including Berkeley Presbyterian Church in California and University…

The Purpose of God’s Judgment READ Psalm 83:1-18 Utterly disgrace them until they submit to your name, O LORD. Psalm 83:16 Psalm 83 is one of those psalms we don’t know what to do with. It was written in response to the schemes of Israel’s enemies who sought to wipe out God’s people altogether. Thus…

A couple of pictures I’ve snapped in the last week. First, the Guadalupe River as it passes through Mo Ranch, a Presbyterian conference center near Hunt. Cibolo Creek in the Cibolo Nature Center in Boerne.

No, not the Alfred Hitchcock movie. Rather, an invasion of Grackles in Kerrville, Texas. One time I left my car in the San Antonio airport, cleverly parked under a tree for shade. Or so I thought. I turns out that was a favorite tree for Grackles. When I got back from my trip, I literally…

Today is Veterans Day, a day set aside to honor those who have served in the armed forces of our country. Once known as Armistice Day, to commemorate the armistice that brought an end to the hostilities in World War 1, Veterans Day came into being in 1954 when Congress changed the name so that…
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