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(from IF:Gathering) At the beginning of Jesus ministry, one of the first things He did was call His disciples. Matthew 4:19 “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” Discipleship starts with following Jesus!  Matthew 4:20 “Immediately they left their nets and followed Him” Their decision was immediate! Jesus lived a compelling life, […]

As I was preparing the material for this week, I was reviewing Randy Pausch’s last lecture and revisited some of the videos of this amazing and inspiring speech.  While I was doing so I ran across a speech he gave that I believe was equally as impactful that I had never seen before.  Randy truly […]

The Pizza Ranch helps support a fun cause as police hope fishing outings can create positive relationships in Mankato, MN. See the article below: http://www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_news/police-hope-fishing-outings-create-relationships/article_1ac08408-4eb7-11e6-ade0-0bbfcfc2516b.html

Every adversity, every failure every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit. – Napoleon Hill Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. – Michael Jordan

I recently read an impactful post on the Forbes website entitled “How To Be At Your Best When Life Is At Its Worst” by Mike Maddock.  In the post Mike talks about 3 techniques that he has seen some of his most resilient mentors use when faced with adversity.  I will attempt to briefly provide […]

Genesis 18:16-33, where Abraham pleads with God for the city of Sodom. First we see that true prayer begins with God, vs 17, where God reveals to Abraham that he is going to go down and see if the sin in Sodom is grievous.  God engages with Abraham “a friend of God” and tells him […]

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Pizzas were being delivered to Interstates Companies in Sioux Center Iowa from the local Pizza Ranch. When the delivery driver showed up, one of the admins went up to the front desk to get the pizzas. Apparently they knew each other from school started chatting, getting caught up on what was going on in their […]

The Pain Paradox: “The short-term easy leads to the long-term difficult, while the short-term difficult leads to the long-term easy.” Rory Vaden, Take the Stairs.

Put one thing on your schedule each week that will bring your family or friends together. Date night.  Family night. Family outing. Going to church together. Backyard bbq. The choices are endless.  But they won’t be realized until they’re on your schedule.

John 1:14 says, “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.  We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” The question today is, why did He do this? Or, why did He become flesh?  Or why did Jesus come […]

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