Make It Personal

Friday mornings I try to protect for me to catch up on the week… it typically means some type of study for Sunday morning but also catching up on emails… ideas… today is no different. I am doing some studying for Sunday which is the last week of our 8 week series called Modern Family. We have been walking through how we can combine the influence of the home and the church to have a greater impact than if we worked...

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Great Week at Renovation

What a week this has been for many reasons… Of course its the beginning of March Madness and madness it has been! Enough of that… (for now) This week we celebrated our Official Ribbon cutting ceremony of are XCEL Leadership Center. We had over 100 people show up and celebrate with us… we had family’s, partners and community leaders. I have been blown away by seeing what God is doing in our community through...

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Rules of Thumb

I have been reading this great book Rules of Thumb off and on for a couple of months and every time I re-open it up and read another rule of thumb it seems to resonate in a timely way and today was no exception.  Rule #10 A Good Question Beats A Good Answer The author used the example of his friendship with Jim Collins who has written 3 really impactful books… Built to Last Good to Great, and How the Mighty Have Fallen....

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The Beginning of Lent

Today marks the beginning of Lent… Ash Wednesday. It is interesting to me how this season has different significance in different parts of the country. I have lived in Missouri, Tennessee, Florida, Ohio, Alabama, Florida and now New York and this part of the country because of the Catholic influence is much more connected to this season then in other places I have lived.  I like what Mark Beeson says about Lent… ...

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Orange Value… Create a Rhythm

I did not expect to wake up and see snow all over Sunday morning… stupid me for thinking one day of warmth in Buffalo does not equal 2 days of warmth!  Thank goodness for our 3rd gathering so everybody could dig out and still make it to church!  It was another awesome day as we snag about the God we serve and who loves us and in whom we have a firm foundation! We also talked about our 4th Orange value… Create a...

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