Island Hopping

Let's pretend for a moment that you're God.  Your creation has a problem - sin.  And this problem is separating you from your creation.  How would you fix the problem?  How would you create a pathway to a right relationship between you and your creation?  Oh, and don't forget that your answer can't rob your creation of the gift of free will.  Whatever solution you come up with...

This is a special episode of Island Hopping, recorded live at Beneva Christian Church during their Maundy Thursday service.  Michael Bridges, Sylvia Carrier and Vince Hafeli share stories of life, as a follower of Jesus.   I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

God doesn't want you to do your salvation.  God wants you to be saved.  This requires you to make a choice.  For if there's no choice, there's no power.   I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

Welcome to a new Island - I make the choice to commit my life to the care and control of Jesus.  God is in the business of transforming your want to.  The question for you, at this point, is if you want to have your want to transformed.   I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

Until you get real with God, God will never be real to you.  And one essential part of being real is being able to live in the "I don't know".   I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

Are you willing to be in a relationship with God, simply to be in a relationship with God?  Or do you have some other purpose for your relationship with God?  Here's a little hint:  God is in relationship with you, simply to be in relationship with you!   I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

Do you claim God?  Do you believe there's a God and that you matter to God?  You're invited to move from understanding to claiming.      I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

It's vital that you answer these two questions:  Who is God to you?  Where did you learn that about God?  For your faith needs to be your faith.  I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

Do you believe that you matter to God?  Or do you only believe that you only matter to God when you're doing everything right?  Your relationship with God will directly impact your relationships with others.  Conversely, your relationships with others is simply an outward sign of the inward reality of your relationship with God.   I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

Is your God an architect or a shepherd?  Well, ask yourself this question: To which version of God do I matter?   I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

It's all about faith, the dark matter of life.  Your question is this:  Into what or who am I placing my faith?   I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

Are you so destination focused that you're missing the journey?  Well, the journey, not the destination, is where the wonder, the magic and the great stuff of life is found.   I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

What does peace look like in your life?  If you truly want peace, you're invited to embrace your withoutness and let go of your need to control everything. I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

Three questions for you: What's important to you?  What makes you happy?  What makes you angry?  It's time to get real with yourself about who you are, right here, right now.   I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

When you realize that you have a hole in your life, that you haven't been able to fill on your own, the first thing you need to do is get real.  Ask yourself two questions: (1) Who am I?  And (2) What is it, exactly, that I want?   I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

For all of you who are obsessed with focusing on your next destination.  Try this one on for size:  The journey is your destination!    I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

You're invited to embrace the truth that you're unable to create peace, to manufacture peace or to merit peace, on your own.  You're invited to embrace your "without-ness".  Which will open the door to the peace that surpasses all understanding.     I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

We all have "To Do" lists.  In our phones.  In a notebook.  On a whiteboard.  "To Do" lists are essential in keeping you organized and on task.  Yet, few of us have a "To Be" list.  A list that helps you say true to who you are.  Why does this matter?  Because your doing will never define your being.  But, your being will always dictate your doing.  And if you don&apo...

We're kicking off our second season of Island Hopping.  This season we will be exploring "The Hole - I need something, healing, meaning, forgiveness, etc.  I have a hole in my life that I haven't been able to fill on my own.  We will start with an exploration of the elusive more that we all know is out there, somewhere.   I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

The Story Tellers class of SGU (Small Group University), spent two months crafting stories from their very own lives.  On this final night of the class, they invited the world in to listen.   I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

This part of a my journey is literally a matter of the heart!  I invite you to consider transforming your understanding of change.  From this point forward, may you see change as simply another part of your journey to be.   I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

Relationships change.  There was once a time when an architect was enough.  But then I needed a shepherd.  And  accepting my need for a shepherd changed everything.   I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

First, acknowledge what is real on your journey.  Second, understand that this is your journey to be.  And third, this your journey to be, not your destination to be.   I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

Life is all about choices.  Everything isn't pre-determined.  The gift of choice is where the power rests.  For your "Yes" means nothing, if "No" isn't an option.   I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

Let's talk about hierarchy.  Not human hierarchy, but healthy hierarchy.  Human hierarchy is all about status and authority.  Healthy hierarchy is all about you and God and that's it. I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!