Summer of Transformation - TOP SECRET

Summer of Transformation is a 90 Day Challenge to allow God to TRANSFORM your entire life - Spirit, Soul, & Body!

Right now preparations are being made to launch this great campaign...here's the first installment of an inside look!

When Worlds Collide...

What happens when an extra-early Easter and a fixed-date national holiday collide? Well, you might end up with Mother's Day on Pentecost, or Pentecost on Mother's Day, depending upon your perspective.  Here is one church's advertisement for this Sunday. It's gonna be a great day!

Declaration #3 - I Will Hold My Head High

Today, my declaration is "I Will Hold My Head High."  An Unshakeable Life is a life of continuous victory through God's power at work within us.  David said it like this in Ps 27:6...

6 And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me;
         Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; 
         I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD. 

The lifting of the head has always been synonymous with victory, expectation, living life above the norm and a happy life attitude.  Whereas the hanging of the head has symbolized discouragement, loss, defeat, bewilderment, grief, sorrow, embarrassment and giving up.  

Our God is the lifter of our head.  Our God lifts our whole life up from the pit, lifting up our mind, will, emotions, and spirits.  Set your eyes on the greatness of God.  Fill your mouth with faith.  Declare God's promises over your life.  Refuse discouragement, self-pity, worry, and defeat.

Make this declaration...

I will boldly declare the greatness of God and the power of His Word.  I will not live in defeat, but will stand my ground and fearlessly praise my God.  I know God will lift me up and I will live life with my head held high. 

It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This...

MasterCard has it right..."the best things in life are free!"  Here is a tribute to some of the VERY BEST things in life with some recent pics!!!

A Beautiful Wife 

(loving mother, woman of God, & partner in everything)

Beautiful Children 

(full of personality, love, and tons of fun)

The first two with a HOT batch of KRISPY KREME doughnuts 

(love that red light flashing)

Life is all about the little things...they really are the big things!

Declaration #2 - I Will Love God's House Passionately

Bill Hybels says it best, "The local church is the hope of the world..." God has chosen to display His glory and demonstrate His kingdom through a people made in His image, called according to His purpose, connected in His family - His body - the Church. It is to this endeavor, community, and family that we are invited - commanded - to participate as a "living stone" building a House for God. WOW!

Loving God and loving God's house are vitally connected and are foundational to fulfilling God's plan and destiny for our life. Every believer must make a choice to serve and love God's house as if they were serving and loving Christ's wife, for that is exactly who the church is. David penned it this way...

4 One thing I ask of the LORD,
this is what I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD
and to seek him in his temple.

5 For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle
and set me high upon a rock. (Ps. 27: 4-5)

Make this declaration today...

I will love God's house with a faithful and fervent spirit and a heart of unwavering devotion, service and zeal.

When everything around you is being shaken, when there is confusion and question, find strength in the house of the Lord. Find strength in those who will come around you to bear your burden with you. Find hope and confidence in the presence of God and in the prayers of His body reaching out and holding you firm. 

Families are made of people and people definitely aren't perfect...neither is God's family - the church! Even with our challenges, the local church is an amazing community of strength, life, and power!

National Day of Prayer 2008

The 57th Annual National Day of Prayer will take place Thursday, 

May 1, 2008. The theme for this year is "Prayer! America's Strength and Shield" and is based on the verse from Psalm 28:7 which states: "The Lord is my strength and shield; my heart trusts in Him and I am helped."

Join thousands of others in prayer for our great nation!

Click HERE for prayer points!

Using Creativity to Change Culture

If you want to make a powerful and lasting impact on the culture, you’ve got to do more than just consume it, critique it, condemn it, or copy it. The only way to truly change the culture is to create something new for it – something that will inspire people enough to start to reshape their world.

Here's a great article with some pointers...plus a book for more information!

Use Your Creativity to Change Culture