My friends, rather than upload a recording of my talk, I thought I'd simply write out my notes in an easy-to-read format for you. (This way, you also don't have to hear me, over and over again, become emotional as I speak 🙂 .....Christ has used this passage so powerfully in my life since the … Continue reading “The Lord Is My Shepherd” – An In-Depth Study of Psalm 23 (Session 1, Vs 1)
Joy
“I Need Thee Every Hour”
Powerful....
Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
Written by my wife, Michelle Watts, wrote these fresh insights (written in parentheses) into Chris Tomlin's chorus he attached to Newton's "Amazing Grace" in light of he death of our 19 year old son this past May. nw "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)" Mere words cannot express what I experienced today. I have always … Continue reading Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
The Pain of Christmas
"But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed." (Isaiah 53:5) For years (way before my son passed away), I’ve tried to remind people that special times of the year, like Christmas, are not only … Continue reading The Pain of Christmas
Secret Santa
To the individual(s) who rang our doorbell at 10:30pm on Friday night and disappeared into the cold night leaving giant "santa sacks" full of gifts: only in heaven will you know how much joy you brought to the Watts home. First of all, I want you to know that when the doorbell rang it took … Continue reading Secret Santa
Massacre, Suicide & A Manger
"Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said. (Job 2:10) This morning I stood before 200+ students at Evans Middle School in Lubbock and said, “The first Bible verse I ever learned was John 3:16 - “For God so loved the world that … Continue reading Massacre, Suicide & A Manger
Rock of Ages
When Jordan died this past May I was in the "Old Testament prophets" (Jonah, Amos, etc.) in my daily devotions. When I recovered enough emotionally to resume my daily readings, rather than skip over to the New Testament, I decided to just pick up where I left off. This may not seem like a big … Continue reading Rock of Ages
Yahweh Rapha (The Lord Who Heals You)
Powerful truth regarding the topic of grief from recent posts on http://www.griefshare.org: "If you want to heal from grief, you must go through it. You cannot go around it. The grieving process, itself, is a healing process." "Fear, depression, anger, loneliness, despair - these emotions come and go with dizzying unpredictability. Your life is like … Continue reading Yahweh Rapha (The Lord Who Heals You)
Angels in Bluejeans
Last night, my family experienced a "visitation". Angels. In Bluejeans. Several of Jordan's friends came by our house bearing a metric-ton of love (and our favorite Starbucks warm beverages.) These are many of the same friends who had become like family. They don't need to knock. They know alarm codes. You know... These are many … Continue reading Angels in Bluejeans
Fields of Faith
On October 24th, my 17 year old daughter, Macy, was given the opportunity to speak at FCA's "Fields of Faith" event at AT&T Jones Stadium here in Lubbock. Over 8000 were in attendance. Macy spoke about the grace of Jesus Christ, and how that grace has given the Watts family strength since her brother/our son … Continue reading Fields of Faith