Good morning family, Tapping this out this morning from Smithville TN, thanks a TON for the gift you came together to present to us. Evins Mill is probably our favorite place to go and recharge. This morning i went to walk the property and connect with Jesus during this walk, the following thought kept coming…
prayer
We are glad to be back after a great weekend celebrating with our family in the wedding of Taylor and Kara Nicodemus! Heard you guys had a blast this Saturday! prayer, when you hear that word, where do your thoughts go? When asked about prayer, do we shuffle our thoughts, our feet, does our mind…
What if?
What an incredible time last night at ReCharge at the Refuge and then afterwards at the Wessner campsite! Last night we asked ourselves some what if’s….what if we really believed the verse in 2 Peter 1:3 that tells us that we have been given EVERYTHING we need to live a Godly life, and what if we really…
Relationships
This week we will start a series of discussions revolving around relationships. We hear that we as followers of Jesus Christ are not “religious” we are in relationship. What does that mean to us? What does this mean to the world around us that is starving for something outside of ourself, yet not sure how…
meeting together
This weekend we have another wonderful opportunity to make Jesus famous in our homes and in our community. You see since January our heart within the Refuge is to be a fluid, mobile people that is not constrained to one particular meeting place and or building. Sure we have a predominant location where we meet,…
peace of pancake
Good morning friends, Ah you think I meant to type in piece instead of peace….Well not really, let me share a cool moment with you. My mom and dad, Dan and Jo Ann Bivins, live in Tullahoma, TN. I will refer to them as I normally do throughout this post, mama and daddy. Mama and…
What did he see?
we don’t necessarily see those words (what did he see?) placed together in scripture, but they are there. Go with me for a moment back to the time before Paul had his Damascus road experience with Jesus (Acts 9). Go with me to when Paul was actually Saul and he was the best of the best from the tribe of Benjamin….
he didn’t fake it
Hey have you guys ever been on a boat? I mean a big boat, like a ship, one of those like we see in the Pirates of Carribean movies? Don’t those look cool? Hey who is that shaking their head back there? THEY ARE COOL…..oh sorry, you were nodding no to your spouse on dinner…
check the box
Do you guys remember when we were wee little bitty guys running around on the playgrounds during recess time, just hollering out YOU’RE IT, GOT YOU…..YES I did, shirt is part of the body! Or the times when you muster up enough nerve to write a letter to that someone that caught your eye and…
GOing….GOd
This month at the Refuge we are experiencing and learning about our GOing. What? uh what is the Refuge? Oh hey that’s a cool question, ok hang tight for a second. Hey gang for those that already know about the Refuge, you can go get you a donut, or cheetos, or for the healthy folks…