If you believe in hell

Keith Mitzel preacher

 

Remember those people from High School that chose a devilish path? They fell prey to a lack of purpose and without a morale compass they focused on pleasure – constantly.

Do you believe in hell?

Here’s an intriguing thought:

Let’s make a living out of destroying hell.

Love the hell out of someone. That was the gist of yesterday’s conversation with Keith (above) in Hawaii. Was best man at his wedding, a week after we graduated High School. His bride was pregnant. He learned decades later it wasn’t his child.

He’s a preacher now. A wretch who was saved. Now he’s paying it forward. In three days, he will reach the one year anniversary of the day he and his son Sam (27, and not the child from his first wife) were driving home and were struck head on by a drunk driver.

Keith was flown to ICU with multiple life-threatening injuries including 11 of 12 ribs broken.

Tragically, there was no saving Sam.

This is the tip of the iceberg for Keith.

Live like you mean it.

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The place is simply a formality

York landmark restaurant

 

(photo: We are Church. Every step we take, 24 hours a day. There is no break.)

What does she want from a Church?

In our 70’s shouldn’t we know the answer?

What else is there to need or want?

Church is a way of life.

The place is simply a formality.

If you’re going to pick a place, why not pick one ridiculously convenient and close to home?

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Will we focus on traditional or non-traditional?

orlando Based Inspirational Keynote Speakers

 

(photo: Someday we may have ‘Heaven in a box’, or maybe a mobile app for understanding that nebulous concept called Heaven.)

Will we focus on traditional or non-traditional?

Heading to Word Camp Orlando in an hour.

Typically, attendees focus on which classes they’ll attend.

Eventually, we realize (particularly as a small business owner) that there’s a much bigger picture to these events.

Relationships.

Same with ‘organized Church’.

Strip away everything about Church and it comes down to one thing.

A deep, meaningful, intimate relationship with Jesus.

Or not.

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Life is hard for everyone, even the ‘lucky ones’

iPhone clock alarm screen shot

 

Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Convention Center Lobby

 

Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Convention Center Lobby

 

(photo: Woke up yesterday nine minutes before alarm – set for 3:45am above. Needed to be in place, at Walt Disney World, above, by 6am)

A different kind of cross to bear is the one no one can see.

Most of us have at least one invisible cross.

Some are towing a trailer full of them.

This post is for all of you.

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