When Golf Alone Just Won’t Cut It
Retire or uptire? Meet Grant.
Retire or uptire? Meet Grant.
How do you pass along what you've been given? Meet Parker.
Meet Naomi, joy personified.
Have you ever found yourself in a hurt-induced sea of anger? Lori's story.
Meet Alan, our second favorite Jewish carpenter.
Do you ever wonder how to pass your faith along to your grandchildren? DonNell's story.
One hot and sunny morning in early June my husband, Brian and I met with a small group of like minded individuals in the kitchen of the Gethsemane Church campus. We all came from different walks of life, but we had one goal in mind - to love and serve our neighbors. Jesus has called each one of us to love our neighbors as ourselves, even when those neighbors don’t always look or act like us. What a privilege it is to follow our Savior’s lead, and serve, rather than be served. With that in mind we set about decorating [...]
When I first began attending St. Luke’s after moving to Houston post-grad, I fell in love with the church and community spirit, but struggled to find my own personal connection amongst the many friendly faces. One Sunday, when I heard about the upcoming small group launch, my ears perked up, and I counted down the days until the launch. I was nervous, and had to remind myself that the whole group of women was just as new to the group as I was! Opening yourself up and learning to be vulnerable was tough those first few [...]
Nine years ago Dr. Pace mentioned in a sermon that two long-time St. Luke’s members, Bob Eury and Jack Browder, had run over 30 consecutive Houston marathons. (Jack holds the record for the most consecutive marathons run under 4 hours). At the time I remember thinking that running 26 miles was sheer insanity. I often told people that the only time I would run was if somebody was chasing me. However, inspired by those two men and many other runners, I decided to give running a try. I tried a half-mile at first, then built up to three [...]
This note was given to the Pierces on the 50th anniversary of St. Luke's founding by their grandson Allen Pierce, age 6. In 1945, my mother and father-in-law, Betty R. Pierce (96) and the late George F. Pierce, Jr. were a young married couple in their twenties with a child and one on the way. George’s uncle, Bishop A. Frank Smith, invited them to the organizational meetings for a “new church in the west of Houston." George said, “He wanted me to be involved in the beginning stages of this new church that he knew was going [...]