My Worth Is Not Defined By My Marital Status

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My Worth Is Not Defined By My Marital Status

Every season of life is going to have its ups and its downs, its pros and its cons. Whether that be high school, college, grad school, single life, married life, family life, or whatever else. Different seasons. Different experiences. Different stories. I am in a season where I am in my late 20s and find myself single. That is the point of view from which I will be sharing with you. I think it is important to be honest about where we are because people who aren’t in the same place don’t fully understand. So here is a small taste of my single life—small taste of it all.  

I have a screenshot of a text message from one of my close friends. It says, “You are more than enough. Date or no date.” I had just finished telling this friend that I was mad at myself for thinking I needed to bring a date to a holiday party where I’d be the only single person. The friends who were throwing the holiday party never told me I needed to bring someone and have actually never put any kind of pressure on me like that. So why was that my initial reaction?  

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I Lovingly Disagree

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I Lovingly Disagree

I think we can all agree that the last year or so has been an interesting one.  Especially the last few months. I don’t remember a time where I have seen such an “us versus them” mentality, whether it be religion, who to vote for, foreign policy, etc. I’ve been processing and trying to walk through some things, but y’all I am struggling. I’m not writing this to share my personal opinions on specific topics. I’m writing this because these are some of my observations and maybe some of you can relate as well.  

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How a Vintage Partner Wrote a Book

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Last year, Drew Boudreaux, a Vintage Partner, wrote and published a new book, Supraphysica. The crazy thing is that Drew is not an author by trade. He's a geologist! The Lord put it upon Drew's heart to expand his abilities and take up writing fiction. 

Supraphysica is a story about a young man, Philip who accidentally befriends an angle. Philip along with a group of others is tasked by God to create a new earth. Throughout the process, Philip's faith is stretched. If you look science fiction, you'll love this book. If you love stories of faith, you'll love this book. 

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An Invitation to Our Next Equip Series: Emotionally Healthy Spirituality

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An Invitation to Our Next Equip Series: Emotionally Healthy Spirituality

All of us in one way or another long to grow and mature. As Christians, we long to grow in our relationship with God. We want to become mature Christians who look more and more like Jesus. For this reason, we focus on becoming spiritually healthy. We read our Bibles, pray, go to church, serve, give, etc. While all of these things are absolutely essential to the Christian life, what many of us fail to see is that they are not enough. 

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Setting Yourself Up for Success in 2017

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Setting Yourself Up for Success in 2017

With the new year here everyone is setting their New Year’s Resolutions. Many of these resolutions will center on personal improvement, whether that is weight loss, quitting a bad or self-destructive habit or spending more time in self-improvement habits. No matter what your resolution it will take a great amount of will power and persistence to either stop a current habit or form a new habit. The best way to ensure success with your resolution is to have a strategy. In this post I will talk about a few tips to incorporate when working toward your resolution.

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What an Art Thief Can Teach You About Family Bible Reading

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What an Art Thief Can Teach You About Family Bible Reading

"Make a plan. See it through." That's the best advice I ever got from a TV show (White Collar). Last January I had my set of resolutions I wanted to accomplish, but the difference for 2016 was that I was going to make a plan and see it through. At least, I did that for some of the resolutions, and those were the only ones that I stuck with and accomplished. I had a big vision for the others, but I never laid out simple steps to get there, steps that I actually could accomplish. I never thought through how to incorporate these goals into the regular rhythms of my life. Because of that, I ended up being really inconsistent in my pursuit of them, and they eventually were set aside.

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Why Be Generous? ServeNOLA Outreach

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Why Be Generous? ServeNOLA Outreach

Over 8 years ago Vintage began as a church with a desire to see the Gospel multiply throughout New Orleans. At the heart of this vision has always been a call to care for people spiritually and physically in our city. This past fall we developed ServeNOLA.com as the hub of various opportunities and partnerships through which we do outreach. As we launch into our next year of ministry, we have some really great opportunities—some new and some old—and are excited to continue to expand this aspect of our ministry. We can only accomplish this mission by continuing to send individuals and groups all over our city.

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Why Be Generous?: MORE Environments

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Why Be Generous?: MORE Environments

Christmas is very close, which means every little kid is dreaming of opening that most wanted gift in a few very short days. Vintage began in 2008 with a desire to see the Gospel multiply throughout New Orleans. At the core of this vision has always been a desire to leverage facilities as a “lighthouse” for the Lord’s transforming work. Over the past year we have been like kids on Christmas morning as we have re-opened the Vintage Arts Center & expanded Vintage Jefferson. 

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Why Be Generous?: Generations Ministry

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Why Be Generous?: Generations Ministry

Some of the greatest potential impact for Jesus lies within the next generation. And we think this was the most fun and fruitful year to date in our vKids and vStudents ministries. Here's some numbers that we celebrate: 

  • 1,857,639 goldfish eaten 
  • 567,623 bounces in inflatables during outreach events 
  • 13 new family additions (birth & foster)
  • 7 Kids & Students baptized
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Set Your Eyes

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Set Your Eyes

Newborn babies are very near-sighted creatures. Sometimes I can’t help but laugh when their sweet little eyes cross when trying to focus on something. Bless it! My little girl is well out of her newborn stage (still can’t believe that), but God caught my attention one day when she was tiny. I was attending to my toddler and having a conversation with her (probably sternly asking her to stop throwing her food all over the floor), and my baby started fussing a little. I kept saying her name from a distance to ease her frustration, but it never seemed to do the trick. I watched her. She started getting more and more nervous because she could not see me. She was moving her head from side to side pretty frantically looking for her mom. Her eyes could only see something that was close to her, and I was not close enough. It made her feel insecure, unsure of her surroundings, and a bit anxious. She had no sense of direction, peace, or stability. 

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