Goals are a dime a dozen! since we were kids, we've been taught to dream big, to reach for the stars and to set valuable goals worth achieving for the purpose of accomplishing success in life! That in itself is amazing, I would never discourage people from goal setting, but I would caution against one particular thing when it comes to it......I would warn people of looking past the sure opposition and resistance that comes with any goals we set. Again, most people either

Last Sunday I began my sermon by showing the congregation some optical illusion images. These images were to show us all how many people can view the same thing while coming away with different understandings of what they saw. This is what perspective is, the way in which you and I see particular situations, events and occurrences. The scripture i focused on was Ezra chapter 3 that details the returned Jewish exiles beginning to rebuild the foundation of their temple. We see

Good afternoon family!......well, at least it's the afternoon for me as I write this blog lol. On yesterday I preached a sermon titled "Rebuild the Ruins" and that sermon title also happens to be our theme for the year at the Christian Center of Fort Worth! I preached from Haggai chapter one that deals with the prophet Haggai encouraging Israel to rebuild their temple that had been destroyed by the Babylonian army 70 years prior. The returning exiles had started to build the