God doesn’t just ‘like” you— there’s more identity lifelift video Dec 04, 2023

One of my favorite verses which describes thea dynamic of Christ living in us— again, a favorite— is John 1:16 (NKJV): 

And of His fullness we have all received, and...

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Grace empowers you to out-perform what you can do on your own identity lifelift video Nov 27, 2023

It looks like Jesus, yet it also looks like you. It looks like you, but it also looks like Him.

 

When we do something, it’s as if He does it.

That is, we become His vehicle of...

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The Holy Spirit wants to express God’s presence & power through you… holy spirit lifelift video Nov 20, 2023

We each express this reality in (at least) four distinct ways.

 

1. We have the mind of Christ = we have access to what He thinks about a given situation.

1 Corinthians 2:16 (NLT, emphasis...

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Known for theological position or supernatural presence & power? identity lifelift video Nov 13, 2023

Acts 11:26 tells us something that’s become commonplace to us but would have been shocking in the first century (NIV, emphasis added):

The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.

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God "trades up" when He does a new work in you identity lifelift video Nov 06, 2023

The Bible tells us, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come” (2 Corinthians 5:17).

There are two Greek words used in the New...

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Top 7 = Beth levels-up, so we go to ATL! top 7 Sep 11, 2023

This week we celebrated a birthday (on Labor Day), enjoyed several super moments with some of the most important people in our lives, and slid over to ATL for a few days…

BTW… If...

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Top 7 = out with Baby Ivey, Advance 14.0 is live top 7 Sep 04, 2023

This week's Top 7...


Fitness = Long, easy Saturday run

Saturday, I woke up, laced up the running shoes, and bounced out the front door…

One of my favorite Saturday routines is to take a...

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Top 7 = full house, full hearts, and still full throttle top 7 Aug 28, 2023

Last week was a great change-up after a few weeks of running out-of-town to not-so-close places to share our newest documentary, Trauma Comes Home.

A bunch of family members came over— at...

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Top 7 = quick trip to Ohio, skydivers, film, training, new friends top 7 Aug 21, 2023

This past week we traveled north again— to Ohio this time. There, we shared the new Trauma Comes Home documentary on Friday, followed by a training session on the Warrior Hope curriculum (and...

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Top 7 = Heaven Bound, a new driver, the birthday boy top 7 Aug 14, 2023

Last week I “landed” from the Chicago trip— rested a bit, then got back into work mode…

Yeah, we made some time for fun, as well…

The week began— on...

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Top 7 = We (finally) made it to Chicago! top 7 Aug 07, 2023

This week was busy…

Thursday, Bob and I rode to Chicago to share the new documentary at two locations. The drive, which should have taken about 10 hours, lasted over 14-- closer to 15!

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Top 7 = The PTSD / families documentary is live! top 7 Jul 30, 2023

This weekend we hosted the first two screenings of Trauma Comes Home, our new release from Crosswinds Foundation for Faith & Culture / Front Porch Media. The film has been in the works...

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