Have you checked your glasses? The wrong ones will affect your vision!

What filter are you viewing life through? Let me explain.  Have you ever looked through a pair of glasses with colored lenses?  Maybe they were blue or green or maybe even… rose colored?  Regardless of the lens color, when you wore the glasses everything you viewed was tinted. Blue lenses made yellows look green.  IfContinue reading “Have you checked your glasses? The wrong ones will affect your vision!”

Why It’s So Important To Look Past Our Shiny Exterior And Into The Very Core Of Who We Are.

What’s at the very core of who you are? Imagine the perfect apple.  It has a beautiful, shiny red exterior – free of bruises and dents.  The stem curves slightly from the top, with one green leaf still attached.  As you eat it, it tastes delicious!  It’s not too hard, but not too soft.  ThereContinue reading “Why It’s So Important To Look Past Our Shiny Exterior And Into The Very Core Of Who We Are.”

How Retreating Was One Of The Best Things I’ve Ever Done.

Retreating? In most cases, the thought of retreat seems weak and cowardly. When a group retreats it means the battle is lost and the injured survivors gather together, bandage their wounds, and hope for the best. Well let me tell you, the couple’s retreat we attended this past weekend was anything but weak and cowardly!Continue reading “How Retreating Was One Of The Best Things I’ve Ever Done.”

Looking For A Big Move Of God? Listen For The Still Small Voice.

Take a close look.  Listen intently. What’s going on in your life that may point to something big on the way? We’re now a month into 2012 and many have been seeking God for an explosive year filled with power and passion. Our sincere desire is to see God move in our lives, in ourContinue reading “Looking For A Big Move Of God? Listen For The Still Small Voice.”

On the Back Side of the Desert.

Moses was a man who knew what it was like to be in the presence of the Lord.  In his first encounter with God, we find him running from a very angry Pharaoh.  He was hiding out, tending sheep on the back side of the desert for his father-in-law.  One day while caring for hisContinue reading “On the Back Side of the Desert.”

Proving Our Value. (With a little help from Andrew Jackson)

The other night our pastor shared this example with us…. He held up a nice, clean twenty dollar bill and asked who would want it.  Of course most people said they would. You don’t have to ask me twice . Then, he took the perfectly good Andrew Jackson and crinkled it up in his hands. Continue reading “Proving Our Value. (With a little help from Andrew Jackson)”