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A Simple Family Christmas
The time was long, long, ago…okay, cheesy but quite a few years back, we were the praise and worship leaders for Church on the Rock, Rockwall Texas. The church went through a big transition, leaving our friends, Ps Michael and Vicki Hankins and staff (us included) to move forward with the faithful few that [...]

Thanks!
At the peak of his career, Mark Twain earned five dollars a word ($5.00) for magazine articles he wrote. Some hotshot sent Mr. Twain a $5.00 bill with this note: Dear Mr. Twain, Please send me your best word. On a sheet of paper, Mr. Twain responded with this good word: THANKS! I want to take this [...]

IFTA Alumni–where are they now?
In preparation for our Golf n Gala this past weekend, I asked Kathleen Golden (Creative Arts assistant to Ps Ryan) to give me some info on our IFTA Alumni and how many were “in the fields” of ministry—full time or part time. I thought her findings would be a blessing to those of you who keep [...]

One nation under God
Today, on this eve of the coming elections, I, like millions of others, find myself watching and listening to see if I can determine what might happen tomorrow. After countless radio and television interviews, town hall meetings, national debates, etc, I am sure I know less now than when the whole process first started. Two [...]

School Updates
Students have just completed their first quarter at ACA and IFTA and what a great start it has been! Superior grades, fantastic feedback, excellent student and parent morale—a wonderful indicator that the changes implemented over the summer have led to a campus full of happy students and teachers alike. Students in both schools performed at [...]

He is not far from each one of us
Our Fall Festival was a smashing success with upwards of 300 people who came out for food, fun and fellowship this past Friday night. It’s really amazing to see how many people we minister to in any given week. With four services on Sundays and two schools in session five days a week, [...]

Shaken
I have purposefully not written about the things stirring in my heart this week awaiting a fresh, new insight to what God is wanting to say and I must admit, I’m getting a little worried. I know when the Lord prompts me with thoughts, ideas, or scriptures, He usually follows with the understanding [...]

Make the Lord your Refuge
I mentioned in the last writing, given the current times we live in, the fear and uncertainty that people are living in. One of our faithful guys in the church told us this past Sunday that the software company he works for here in Austin is laying 600 people off very soon. We prayed [...]

Your citizenship is in Heaven
Wow, have you seen the news lately? According to CNN, ABC and other similar news reporting agencies, it doesn’t look so good for America these days. But I’m happy to report to those of you who know Jesus, we are aliens on this planet! Ephesians 3:20-21 says, “But our citizenship is in heaven. [...]

Post One 80
After finishing an incredible week of meetings, we wanted to share some of the good things that happened during the week. We saw people come to know Jesus for the first time. Some folks said this was their very first time in a revival and that God had healed them supernaturally. Students [...]