mission

“I want to go up there!” my son John shouted pointing to the white monkey bars off in the distance. They were really high and obviously not suited for his age, but we wanted to let him try. Besides, great determination was in his eyes. We ran over to the …

How is changing diapers, cleaning up messes, and doing it all over again the next day making a difference? Can I be influential, even when I struggle? How can God use me to be on mission with my children? What does God expect from me as a mom? These were …

On Sunday, God answered a prayer I began praying two years ago for a young woman named *Allison. Two years ago I was deeply stirred and convicted that I can be salt and light wherever I go: at the grocery store, the park, the mall, Chick-fil-a, wherever… There were people …

While I feel far from this at times, this is what I’m striving for and where I want to see my life change: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiAh3lYo6k4&feature=player_embedded]

Over the past few Sundays, my pastor Todd has been encouraging our church to share our stories of grace authentically and intentionally with the people we encounter every day right here in Dallas. Last week, I had about five minutes to do what I knew God was impressing upon on …

I’m always inspired by individuals who take risks for the sake of being obedient to God’s call. Tyler Merrick left his family business in Amarillo three years ago and moved to Dallas to start Project 7– a consumer goods company that gives 50% of their profits to seven areas of …

To help people trade in the pursuit of the American Dream for a world that desperately needs Christ. This is the mission statement behind the work I do every day for RightNow, Bluefish TV, and Small Group Trader. Our passion is to create Traders. A trader is a new kind …

For quite a while now, I’ve been praying for God to help me live out my faith on a day to day basis (in the mundane details of life). Sometimes I feel like I have a lot inside me, but I don’t know how to give it away. I’m impatient …

Heart’s racing. Knees weak. Stuttered words. What will they think of me? Will I be rejected? Laughed at? Sharing my faith with other people isn’t always easy. I fear and worry still today even when the last time I tried to get things going spiritually, everything went fine. My waiter …