It’s Yours Now

Like many others, I grew up in church. I was a “Southern Baptist” girl. I was raised in church by my grandfather and my uncle who picked my sister and I up to take us each Sunday. My sister and I were active in our church. We preformed sign language with our youth group, if [...]

Fasting With a Purpose

As most of you know, Canvas Church is starting a corporate fast along with many other churches across the world.  A fast can be a very exciting yet unnerving time of decreasing your flesh and allowing God to increase in your life.  It’s amazing to see what God can do when we put the distractions [...]

Bonds Are Formed

What are places for you that are conducive for revelation and inspiration? I have two distinct areas that the Holy Spirit likes to drop nuggets on me and that is in the middle of my workout at the gym or during growth track on Wednesday nights at Canvas Church. Just weeks ago we briefly got [...]

Praise You In This Storm

           The last month has been a very difficult month for Callie and me.  As most of you know by now and as I wrote in my blog last month, we were expecting.  Unfortunately, the pregnancy ended in a miscarriage.  I can’t tell you that I understand why it happened.  I can’t tell you that [...]

Pivotal

I feel a sense of urgency building. I don’t know if you feel it too, but I believe we need to take action in prayer now. We need to take action as a community, as a nation, as the collective people of God.  I’m not trying to be an alarmist; I’m just paying attention to [...]

Sharp Shooter

But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. ALWAYS be prepared to give the answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have, but do this with gentleness and respect. 1 Peter 3:15 Born again in Christ means a new responsibility. What’s at stake? Possibly the salvation of [...]

When Push Comes To Shove

 Living water, like that of an ocean or a raging river, I look at it and am immediately terrified. My knees get weak and my stomach gets queasy. Being underneath it is even worse, it’s overwhelming and I feel at its mercy and control. At the same time, I’m mesmerized by it. I can watch [...]

Bedtime Story

There once was a little girl named little Lonnie. Little Lonnie worked with a group of little Larry’s, little Suzies and tiny Betsy’s. The little tiny’s all worked together in a competitive atmosphere trying to bring in and/or produce all the jelly wellies they could with what time frame they were given. In charge of the little [...]

Storm

Looking back at the end of 2010, I remember being excited about what 2011 was going to bring within my church and myself. Growth, change, excitement, passion, and so much more. When the new year came, I felt ready to move mountains because everything was going so well. Then, it happened. Faster than I can [...]

Great Expectations

I decided to fast with the church because, for one, I wanted to be on board with whatever the church was doing and I knew it would be good for me. Aside from that, I had no objective or hope for anything.   As a storm system came through on Monday morning, I woke up [...]