Faith & Business with business owners, Grace & Jacob Davis What are you businesses and what roles do you play? My mission is to establish and expand God’s Kingdom in the marketplace. Currently we own and operate three businesses locally: Fire and Ice Snowcones in Bryan, Lighthouse Coffee Co located in the Post Oak Mall, […]
Giving Thanks & Giving Back
As the Holidays come around a lot of us are experiencing a giving spirit. We look around at all of the charities, churches, and non-profits around and it’s easy to get lost in all of the options. Your giving can have a huge impact and doing so intentionally can be especially powerful. My goal is […]
Wellness His Way | The Peace of Advent
Advent is a season of preparation for Christmas and extends over a period of four weeks. Unlike the physical preparations for Christmas – decorating our homes, making gift lists, baking, etc. – the preparations of Advent are primarily internal. It is the preparation of our spirits, a turning of hearts and minds to the truth […]
How to Make Generosity a New Christmas Tradition
Christmas is about the birth of Christ and God’s generosity in giving the world the greatest Gift. You understand that—and if you’re a parent, you want to make sure your kids do, too! Enter Operation Generosity. It’s your family’s mission to bless someone this Christmas Eve with crazy, wild kindness. We mean true generosity that […]
You Were Created to Feel | Jess Rios
Frustrated with how my day was going and my three-year-old son’s continuous crying, I quickly snapped, “Charlie, please stop crying!” “Mom, you told me it’s okay to feel,” echoed in between sobs. Convicted by my own child, who quickly reminded me of a little piece of wisdom I shared with him not even a […]
Wellness His Way | Self-Care
Did you know there is a “tire-blowout season?” According to the website, popularmechanics.com, this season extends approximately from the middle of May through early October. This means that as you read this article, we’re entering the “tire-blowout season.” The months in “tire-blowout season” are marked by hot temperatures and motorists driving long distances, in heavily […]
Why It’s Okay to Enjoy Wealth | Dave Ramsey
What Does the Bible Say? So, how do spiritually mature people view wealth? Here’s Dave’s answer, in an excerpt from The Legacy Journey. Much of the toxic teaching about wealth is the result of spiritual immaturity. Some people are hit with the “money is evil” message so hard that they honestly feel guilty if they […]
Faith & Business | Suzanne’s School of Dance
1. What is your business, and what do you do? I am the owner of Suzanne’s School of Dance together with my husband, Patrick Sleebos. We offer quality dance classes in an uplifting environment. Our motto is “Excellence of dance and heart.” 2. What does it mean to be a Christian dance studio? How does […]
Follow the Leader, Lead the Follower
When we see or hear of a “great” person, we hardly know of the trials they had to overcome to achieve this “greatness.” Let’s face it, no “great” person made themselves. Their character and wisdom are gained through decades of hard lessons or being humble and teachable. As Christians, we are called to have wise […]
Seven Questions with a Pastor: Wade Phillips of Madisonville Christian Fellowship
What caused you to want to be a Pastor? If I’m to be honest, I never wanted to be a Pastor. I accepted Christ at the age of 31 and if you would have asked me then if I would be a Pastor one day, the answer would have been a resounding: “are you crazy?” […]
Women of Faith: Cultivating a Spirit of Perpetual Thanksgiving
For centuries, our nation has been conditioned to turn its focus to a season of gratitude as we usher in the autumn months. In more recent years, many have even begun to turn to social media to record their daily “thankful fors” throughout the month of November. The Bible is full of verses that encourage […]
Finding Love Half-Way Around the World: An Adoption Story
In April of 2004, Will and Sherri Sakson embarked on a journey that would change their lives, and their family, forever. The Sakson’s wanted a baby: someone that they could love, cherish, and nurture. Little did they know that their simple desire would lead them half-way around the world with 13 other families desiring the […]
7 Questions: Rev. Caressa Murray & Rev. Jonathan Murray
7 Questions with Rev. Caressa Murray & Rev. Jonathan Murray of Covenant Presbyterian What makes your church a home for those seeking the Lord? Covenant Presbyterian is a place where all are welcome, no matter your stage of faith – whether you are new to the faith, grew up in the faith, or it’s […]
Life in the Middle by Tammy Whitehurst
Life in the Middle by Tammy Whitehurst Life isn’t sugar coated. It can leave us upside down and spinning around. It would be great if it was as simple as doing the hokey pokey and turning ourselves around. But, it’s rarely that easy. Life has a beginning and an ending. It’s the things in the […]
Broken Bread by Monica Huffer
Broken Bread by Monica Huffer Close your eyes and imagine the miracles the apostles had stored inside their memories. Peter walking across water, like a toddler testing the foundations of the world for the first time. Jesus asking for food to feed thousands when only a few pieces of bread and a couple fish […]
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