Looking Back

I am back in Orange County for Catalyst West. It is hard to believe that just 3 years ago this trip started my love affair with this oh so beautiful place. It is hard to believe that 2 years ago this trip solidified that change was afoot and Southern California was calling. It is hard […]

Some Of Those Books

You know when you stumble onto one of those books that you can’t put down, one of those books you read in one sitting, one of those books that before you finish you have already crafted a list, either mental or physical, of people you are going to share them with, one of those books […]

Church is Not A Building

Hey guys, I am posting over on Deeper Church today. A few weeks ago, I attended the last ever church service in Cross Point’s Charlotte Avenue campus. I got teary-eyed as I sat sandwiched between two of my best friends’ families and belted out the words to “One Thing Remains.” I was heartbroken to leave the worn […]

Reconciling Truth in All Things

I have been in a kind of funny place lately. I have been looking beyond the basics for Truth. Trying to decipher what I believe and why I believe it. Needing a little more depth to my theology. Today I tried to put that struggle into word over on Deeper Church. I hope that you […]

Why I Love Just Lead!

I LOVE Jenni’s heart and passion for cultivating women leaders.  I met Jenni Catron several years ago when I started attending Cross Point Church. Back in those days Pete Wilson was still welcoming everyone to the church with hand-written letters. My letter directed me to connect with the church’s executive director, Jenni Catron. And connect […]

Oh Great God, Give Us Rest

I am in an especially crazy season of life. We are just six weeks into 2013 and I have already traveled to Raleigh, Dhaka, and Bend {with two more trips on the horizon next week}. I have attended two conferences and sat in countless coffees, meetings and conference calls.  My sweet 90 year old grandmother […]

The Third Side

You know the old adages… There are two sides to every coin. There are always two sides to every story. At some point between adolescence and adulthood, these ‘truths’ because so engrained in each of us that we often neglect to see the error in their simplicity.  Quips that were created hope of advancing our […]

Best Of…Bangladesh

It’s 5:10 AM on Friday (Istanbul Standard Time) and the FH Bloggers are all cozied up in the Istanbul airport, enjoying our 9 hour layover in this place that is a bridge between where we have been and where we are going. Surfing the internet, sipping on lattes, indulging in crossaints and hazelnut spread. {Did […]

Bangladeshi Savings Groups

Today was our third day to visit communities in Bangladesh. We had amazing day in another sweeper community outside of Dhaka. We visited with some families that are affected by FH’s work. Here’s a post I wrote for the Catalyst blog on the savings groups that we’ve seen impacting each community. PS – I just got […]

Bangladesh, In Pictures

We had a great day today in Bangladesh. A long, great day. We drove out to a rural Hindu community that Food for the Hungry has worked in since 2011.  Photo by Esther Havens Today the bloggers all had the opportunity to meet their sponsor kids. It was such a joy to see them connect […]