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I heard a preacher this weekend use the phrase “God wants to take us back to the future.” And it resonated with me so much!

It isn’t a new idea for me as God has really been stirring my heart to dig deep into the what of what I am living for here on earth.

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In my last post, I talked about what the Church in America needs to be successful. It needs only to BE a collective representation of Christ to the communities that surround.

It doesn’t need to be another entertainment venue or concert hall.

It doesn’t need to be a comedy club or a dramatic theater.

The Church is God’s. We are His.

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…to be successful.

I venture way out on a limb to say this because I love any and everything technology and “performance” related, but the American Church does not need newer or better technology and brighter lights to be successful. Sure, we need them to compete with the “world” – but I think that argument (there are exceptions to the rule) is an apples and oranges argument.

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Present Tense (a poem by Jason Lehman)

It was spring, but it was summer I wanted,
The warm days, and the great outdoors.
It was summer, but it was fall I wanted,
The colorful leaves, and the cool, dry air.
It was fall, but it was winter I wanted,
The beautiful snow, and the joy of the holiday season.
It was winter, but it was spring I wanted,
The warmth and the blossoming of nature.
I was a child, but it was adulthood I wanted,
The freedom and respect.
I was 20, but it was 30 I wanted,
To be mature, and sophisticated.
I was middle-aged, but it was 20 I wanted,
The youth and the free spirit.
I was retired, but it was middle-age I wanted,
The presence of mind without limitations.
My life was over, and I never got what I wanted.

* Jason was 14 when he wrote this poem. It was published in a Dear Abby column, on February 14th 1989.

I first heard it a cre:ate 2010 when Lucy Swindoll recited it. I’ve been inspired this week to reach for my dreams like I’ve never reached before.

So how are those New Year’s resolutions working out for you?

Keeping them?

Did you even make any?

Over at WorkoutBrothers.com, my brother, Jon, and I have been encouraging people to set monthly HEALTH & FITNESS goals (instead of huge new year’s goals). It’s about time to set a February goal!

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