Tuesday and hold on

We spent our day at meeting with many folks that are interested in helping with the ranch so please pray that God would continue to open he doors needed to build the ranch.

More was accomplished on the lodge today we prepare to build the interior walls. Anyone wishing to join us friday evening for wiener roast and schmores come on out to the ranch friday evening for some fun and fellowship.

Who Are You Really?

Do you worry that if people knew the 'real' you, they wouldn't like you? Or that if you let down your guard you'd be left twisting in the wind? If you grew up in the 1960s, you may remember the song 'Eleanor Rigby'. It's about the self-imposed isolation that comes from trying to blend in with the crowd. It talks about 'the face that [we] keep in a jar by the door'. Trying to look 'normal' every day can be exhausting. The Bible says that Jesus 'laid aside his garments... to wash the disciples' feet'. He was willing to become transparent and let them see who He really was. One author writes, 'I must tell you -after playing football and spending hours in musty locker rooms - it's much easier to undress when others are undressing, than it is to walk into an executive boardroom and disrobe. This would be true even if the room was filled with the same men you work out with. It's not who they are, it's that your comfort zone is destroyed when you feel like you're the only one who's naked. Jesus taught a powerful lesson. He rose from supper and began to disrobe in front of men who were still fully clothed. Our problem is... we don't want to be seen as the only one with problems and needs. But fear of being different can lock you in a prison of pretence. Jesus took a step few would dare to. He laid aside His garments (image) before those He'd laboured to inspire. Real ministry starts the moment we stop trying to impress each other and say, "This is who I really am!"' ...He... laid aside his garments... John 13:4-5