Singing Oaks Church of Christ

The Pursuit of Happiness

By Ross Thomson, Preaching Minister | May 18, 2012

Two years ago Sandra Bullock won the academy award. Then weeks later came the news her husband was a philanderer. So, here’s a question for you: Would you accept that deal? Would you be willing to achieve professional acclaim if you would also endure a broken personal relationship?

A Farewell Blessing to Dan Cooke

By Laurie Templeton, Children's Minister | May 15, 2012

This week, our community of faith bid good-bye to Dan Cooke, our former Campus Minister. As he begins a new season of life serving the Station Camp church of Christ in Gallatin, TN, as their preaching minister and we begin a new season without him in our immediate community, we look to the Lord to guide us in saying good-bye. Often, we find ourselves at a crossroads of feeling sad when a loved one begins a new journey but also excited for them because this is what life is about…saying good-bye, welcoming new possibilities, and continuing to transform our community into a family that is sustained by God alone.

You Never Know

By Don Compton, Benevolence Minister | May 4, 2012

I don’t receive a lot of feedback on our benevolence ministry clients. Some clients we help over a period of months, and some come only come one time. My view of the person or family who is looking for assistance is a brief moment in time. It is great when one of the people we helped comes back to tell us of their success in finding a job or the improvement in their health. We get to keep up with some of these clients if they return for more help – food, clothing, rent, utilities, or medications.

What I Learned From a Little Mud

By Dan Cooke, Campus Minister | April 27, 2012

So, here I am at the 2012 DFW Mud Run.

If you look hard enough, you will see that I am the person next to the end on the right. You might not know it unless you look hard. We are, after all, incredibly muddy. So much so, that it might be hard to tell us apart!

It’s Friday, but Sunday’s Coming: A Reflection on the REST Retreat

By Beau Davis, Youth Minister | April 16, 2012

Three weeks ago it was all I could think about as I drove to San Angelo Texas to a wedding rehearsal. It had already been a long week, planning, writing, counseling, teaching, and that was just my “Dad” duties. Work was more of the same, with the added stress of writing a wedding script and finishing last minute plans for the Rest Retreat. Four hours into our drive Tyce was in the back seat mustering all the patience a 21-month old could after hours in the car, Jill lay in the front seat trying to take a nap, and as I stared down a barren stretch of Hwy 67 all I could think about was its Friday but Sunday’s coming, and although I am publicly hopeful, I am privately anxious of the outcome.