Island Hopping

Why are so many people afraid to be real? Why is it that there are people out there who are willing to climb a sheer cliff wall, without ropes? Yet, this very same person would never consider being real with themselves, with God and with others? I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

Us humans are great at labeling ourselves and others. So, let's be real, labels are unavoidable, on this side of eternity. So, I propose that you accept a new label for yourself as well as for all others.I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

On this Island you’re invited to be real with yourself, with God and with others. Your invited to surrender your secrets and take off your masks. The only thing that you have to do, on this Island, is to be you. Allow God to meet you, the real you, right here, right now. And allow God to walk with you, into who you will become.I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

As a follower of Jesus, you can be many things. But a hypocrite isn't one of those things. It's time for you to get real with yourself, your God and with others. Surrender your secrets and take off your masks. I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

This is my last ditch effort to give you reasons to believe. Yes, the title of this episode does in fact connect to the fake conspiracy theory that was started by Peter McIndoe. The point is this: There are fake conspiracy theories out there. But Jesus ain't one of them!I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

It all comes down to relationship over and above religion. Not that religion is bad, in and of itself. But relationship is what God truly desires. And the fact of the matter is that sometimes religion gets in the way of relationship.I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

You have your want to list and you've taken the time to clearly understand the answers to your "why" questions. Now let the transformation begin! For God is in the road less traveled by business. I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

This is where the work begins. You get to discover your super-power - WANT TO! What do you want to? For you will always find a way to do what you want to. Big THANK YOU to the students of Little Disciple's Preschool for their help with this episode. I can't wait to hear about your journey. Send me a text!

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 must be experienced individually, through choice. I can't wait to hear about...

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!