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WHAT’S YOUR TEMP?
I’m not sure about anyone else, but I just can’t fathom the thought of turning on the heater when living in the Miami-Dade area. It has been unseasonably cold in consecutive days down here! Call me a cheap skate – but I give a victory cry when I open up my electric bill and it’s…
Read More...20 REASONS WHY – Happy Anniversary, Victoria!
Today, I write this blog for a very special occasion. On this day, December 21st, twenty (20) years ago, I married the woman of my dreams. Today, I stand as a very blessed man because of my beautiful wife – Victoria Shackelfod Rivera! And on this special day, I think I’ll make a list. I…
Read More...Christmas FESTival
This Sunday, December 19th @ 10”00 a.m. (Lake Stevens Middle School) we are having our Christmas FEASTival celebration! Much work and prayer has gone into this event. We are providing the entire congregation and our guest with a very delicious Miami style lunch! All the games, prizes and fun stations for our children are free!…
Read More...Creativity, Technology and Change
Once again the look of the my blog site has changed. I do this for 3 (three) reasons: 1. To work on creativity 2. To keep us with technology 3. To practice the principle of change and adaptability. In today’s society, these three reasons have climbed to the top of the list in regards to…
Read More...Annual Leadership Christmas Party
Last night my wife and I hosted our annual leadership Christmas party. I’m very thankful for the faithful leaders God has given to us. I was taught several years ago that life is not about stuff (accomplishments, awards, and accolades) rather it’s about friends. The value of our lives, at the end, is determined by the amount of friends we…
Read More...LIFE LESSON from HUNTING
I was way past due on a promise I made to my boys. I promised to them that I’d take them hunting one day. The opportunity finally arrived. Frankly, I was a bit concerned… I didn’t know whether my children would be able to “handle” or “stomach” the harsh reality of the sport. I felt…
Read More...RUNNING AWAY!
When we are visited by times of crisis, there’s an internal mechanism that comes alive within every human being. It causes a reaction within us that cuts against the very fiber of our purposed creation. Our Adamic nature comes fully loaded with such behaviors and reactions. And when times of predicaments come, we all naturally…
Read More...PROPHETIC DREAMS
An upgrade to your prayer life will increase your prophetic perceptively. I really feel that’s what’s happening to me. In my prayer, I’ve asked the Lord for a greater understanding of the supernatural. When I refer to the supernatural, I’m talking about what’s really happening in the spirit realm around us. Insight into the supernatural…
Read More...Prayer and Familiarity
Embracing a new direction and establishing a new culture is never easy. We all love the familiar. As much as we hate to admit it, we enjoy familiarity and the informality of our surroundings. This is true in the natural and most certainly in the spiritual. We at IMPACT CHURCH have come to a sober…
Read More...Thankfulness is Demonstrated
I believe that true thankfulness is always demonstrated by an act of kindness. To be thankful is to have a feeling or expression of gratitude; to be appreciative. And the greatest way to express that is to reciprocate our feeling of thankfulness with an action. We must learn to demonstrate thankfulness. When we do so, I believe…
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