“Let me tell you how rich we are…” Being thankful isn’t just something we are when everything seems to be going our way–when we finally get that promotion at work, our marriage is going great or we see our kids experience a breakthrough. Thankfulness transcends the status of our bank accounts or how difficult our circumstances may seem. It goes deeper than that. Gratitude is an attitude of the heart. No one better represents this state of mind than Betty…
The mission is worth it. People matter to God. Generosity transforms. These are things we say a lot at Milestone, but it’s during events like Missions Weekend that we see how they really shape the culture of our church. It’s amazing to see the big picture of what so many people are doing to impact our community and our world. We put together this video to share what has happened in the last year. What we love about this video…
“It was like God had a megaphone pointed directly at me..and only me.” Garrett, a veteran who served with the Marines for 5 years, felt like he had hit rock bottom after returning from active duty. Watch as he shares his story of what seemed like a chance meeting that led to a life transforming experience in the presence of God. Even when we can’t see it, God is always moving on our behalf. He’s in every detail— orchestrating divine…
When we’re living out our faith every day we do things differently. Evangelism isn’t just something we do, it’s how we live our lives. So what does living missionally look like? We sit in the stands differently. We routine differently. We work differently. We even neighbor differently. We recently heard an awesome story of neighboring differently as Sheila Mitchell shared with us her experience delivering a Welcome Box with her 14-year-old grandson to new residents in our community. Recently, my…
That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!’” – Romans 10:15b Being the hands and feet of Jesus is not just a passion of Milestone, it’s a call we see in Scripture. Though God does send His people to work in places all over the world, He also calls us to open our eyes and look in our own backyard. There are people all around us in need of help—neighbors, co-workers,…
George Bullard has been a successful IBM executive in Las Colinas for more than 35 years. But his professional accomplishments, independence and success couldn’t satisfy the growing void in his life left after the death of his father and his disconnection from the church. A few years ago George started coming to Milestone every Saturday and gave his life to Christ in one of our services. George began to re-discover his purpose and found himself starting to understand the power…
We are all hard-wired for connection and relationships. We were created to walk alongside others in spiritual family. Mandy, having children with special needs, felt a burden to reach out to other moms and provide a safe place where other parents could find support and friendship. So she stepped out in faith and invited others to join her. In her own words, Mandy shares her story today. My husband and I have four children, two of whom have special needs,…