Resources by Mason King
Mason King serves as the Director of the Training Program at The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas. He is currently completing work D. Ed. Min. in Executive Leadership from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. King holds a B.A. in Speech Communication from Texas A&M and a Master of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary. Married to Carly, they have three children. You can find him writing at masonking.org and on Twitter at @MasonKing.

The Frustration of Slowing Down by Mason King
Slowing down should frustrate our flesh, but in a different way; it brings quietness of heart amid the noise of life.

The Difficulty of Receiving by Mason King
Receiving is difficult. Being given something affects us differently than being the giver. Receiving something is harder than earning it, especially for driven people.

Sharing at the Expense of Learning by Mason King
There is a difference between sharing and learning. Don’t confuse the two, thinking you have learned what you have shared.

Say The Right Thing by Mason King
People leave a church for many reasons. Some are good; some are less than good. Some members disappear without a trace, and others leave a tumultuous wake in their exit. As a pastor, these situations often leave me wishing I knew just what to say.

Making Contentment My Estate by Mason King
The wrestle of wealth, of making enough and having enough, is a dark space in my soul—the struggle for contentment against a sliding scale in a world that rejects less as more and sees more as a means to happiness. It’s where I have to preach to myself the truth I know when the lie is in front of me.

Keep the Calendar, Keep Your Brother by Mason King
For all the celebrations to be remembered, the occasions of suffering are the dates that stick with me. It was then, when the day came that she would call - or we’d get in the car with a warm meal in the back seat. A note would get dropped in the mail, a meal on the doorstep to say: you are loved, you are not forgotten, and neither are they.
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If We Survive the Night
A Passover Meditation
Today, April 22, is this year's official start to the traditional Jewish feast of Passover. Here is a sweet devotional reflection on the Passover from The Village Church's Mason King.

Hometown Roads Never Leave You by Mason King
There’s something to place. Something to knowing and being known. There is beauty in surrendering to it, recounting the faithfulness of God down every road.

Fear and Trembling at Advent by Mason King
Our hearts tremble with love for that we have yet to see—as we long for the day when we see Him face to face.

Edwards For Every Day by Mason King
Maturity for Jonathan Edwards, and for us, is greater dependence upon the person and work of Christ. Grace takes a believer and gives them eyes to see themselves in light of who Christ is. And incremental holiness takes time.