Everyday Conversations | Bayou City Fellowship

Karen McCord is someone who has learned to trust God through the valleys and the mountain tops. She has seen God show up in both seasons. In this week's episode, Karen shares about the past ten years and how she has seen God through the eyes of her grandson (Witt), who could not talk or walk, yet impacted her family in an eternal manner. God will forever get the glory from Witt's life.

Natalie is passionate about Jesus, people and her Sunday afternoon naps. Born and bred in New Orleans she and her 6-year-year old daughter (at the time) found themselves in Houston after Hurricane Katrina hit. In faith she chose to obey God and remain in Houston. In this episode she shares on how she has learned to trust and discern the voice of God that led her to stay in this city, she also shares on being part of the writing team for the Women's Bible Study Project and how that has taken her to a place of tasting what it is that she is teaching women. She has lived in the reality that the presence of Jesus truly changes everything in our lives.

Khara has seen Christ breathe life in that what was without life: her religion, her trust in people and in her son's body. In this week's episode she shares on how she has seen God rally community around he in her darkest hour and what finding Christ in the middle of that looked like. She also shares on how God is currently leading her (and our church) to take His light and His love to dark places within our city.

Laura talks about finding her faith as a 6 year old in a foreign country but then experiencing Jesus building and cultivating this faith into a life with Him. She lives a life of faithfulness and of truth. She is steadfast in the Lord. Laura has walked with God through pleasant and hard seasons and has come to know that His faithfulness remains the same. His steadfastness makes us steadfast and His faithfulness anchors us even if the season is filled with devastation and heartache.

Cody Andras is hilarious, steady and wise. She knows the God of the Bible from her own encounters in the pages of scripture. In this week’s episode, Cody talks about finding her own faith, how writing Bible studies and blog posts came about, and how God has taught her to combat competition in every area of her life. God’s faithfulness allows her to walk faithfully through life.

In this week’s episode Crista Merrell shares from her life and heart. We may know her as our Women’s Pastor, but in this conversation she talks about where her heart for ministry was birthed, how God has prepared her to step into full-time ministry, how she continues to juggle all life has to offer in this season, but still protect that what is most important to sustain her and make her flourish - her time with Jesus.

MaryCharles is someone who walks confidently and securely through life, but this confidence comes from knowing and pursuing Jesus Christ. In this week’s episode she talks about her favorite book, the impact of godly relationships and how the Word of God has transformed her life and healed the broken pieces she was carrying around. She shares on the value of not only identifying lies that you may believe, but on what it practically takes to replace these lies with the Truth found in God's Word.

Our friend and adventurer, Amy Warfield, shares her story of how God took a love for mission trips and her education and gifting of being a nurse and led her overseas to be a missionary in the Middle East. She bravely allowed God to lead her to chase her dreams and saw Him bring so much more out of it than she expected, both hard and wonderful.

In this week’s conversation we talk to Katie Tramuto. She is intentional in every relationship in her life and it flows from intentionality with Jesus. She shares on how she has learned to value experience over efficiency, how Jesus has met and continues to heal her in a season of unexpected loss and how adoption has expanded her heart and life. Katie, we are grateful for you!

There is so much beauty and wonder to be experienced in the unexpected, but often we spend more time trying to remain in control then enjoying and learning from where we have been placed. Ann Little shares the times her story was not was she thought it would be and what she learned about herself and the Lord through them.

Jessica Hill shares her journey of rediscovering the gift of amazing grace. She has learned that God remains good in every situation, His grace remains enough and that doesn’t excuse holiness but draws us to a holy life.

Kristin Cox lives life to the fullest and could be wrapped up by her to-do-list, but she has and is mastering the skill of staying healthy in the Lord and therefore healthy within her boundaries. She talks about being pro-active when setting up her boundaries.

Crista Merrell is wife, mom to seven, full-time pastor and fulfill (and juggle) so many other roles. Boundaries are needed and it can be freeing when we don't see it as something that prohibit us, but that protects us.

Annalee McCord shares how she manages to be intentional in her season of being a mom to young kids. Rest doesn't come easy, but can be an intentional gift.

MaryCharles Carroll shares on how she has learned to hold her peace in every season regardless of the details that might grip her in fear.

Cathy Frank and Corlischa discuss rest and how to find rest in the midst of your busy schedule.

Crista Merrell and Corlischa discuss rest in the context of taking time with God and having me time.

Corlischa Badenhorst and Nancy Graves discuss the new beginnings since flooding from Hurricane Harvey impacted Nancy's life.

Join Corlischa Badenhorst and Cara Shiu as they discuss the new beginnings in Cara's life and the beauty that God has woven into each circumstance.

Join Crista Merrell and Corlischa Badenhorst on the very first episode of Everyday Conversations where Crista shares how new beginnings will always be part of every season of life and how to find God in it.