Jeff's Musings

Recently I read a men’s article with the sub-title: The 327 Things You Need To Do To Be A Good Christian. While I’m exaggerating, the underlying theme frightens me. I have heard several speakers and communicators with good hearts tell men in their messages about the many things they &quo...

Vision is about change because it sees a preferred future from the one that exists at the present. In order to get to the preferred future, things are going to have to change and change is a difficult thing at times. It will cause discomfort to you and those around you, so be prepared. However, [&he...

Open Your Eyes The first habit that you need to practice is prayer. We get so busy that we overlook one of the most effective and joyous elements of God’s vision. I have taken prayer for granted in all areas of my life at one time or another and my spiritual life has suffered for […]...

Don’t buy into the lie that fulfilling your dream or achieving God’s vision is too hard. Many will come along and because they have never reached out to do great things, they will discourage you from living God’s vision. Don’t expect this vision process to be easy either. It takes WORK. Yike...

What seems like an impossibility to us, is a possibility for God. Every great achievement that has ever been accomplished in ministry or any other area has been done because somebody had a dream. Nothing starts happening until somebody starts dreaming. When we deal with vision in these writings, we ...

As I write this blog, I am sitting with our daughter Sarah in room 203 at Comfort Suites in Springfield, OH. We are preparing for Sarah’s official college visit to Cedarville University tomorrow. Originally, Julie was supposed to be here with us, but stayed home with Emily who has gotten sick....

Personal cleansing is never easy. I don’t think it was meant to be.What does cleaning a vessel have to do with vision you might ask? I’m glad you had that thought, because I did too. I believe that having a clean vessel (your life) has almost everything to do with vision. When you have a [&helli...

Remember this statement. It will define how you look at vision throughout your life. Fear not only kills vision, but also limits how we define vision, how we capture vision and how we implement vision. Fear is the enemy of vision; it will paralyze and neutralize the great accomplishments that lie in...

It is official! I am an author. Recently I completed writing my first book entitled , Life Changing Vision, which we used at Lake Ridge Church as a six week Bible study. During the writing of this book I learned to appreciate real writers who make their living from that trade. Writing a book was [&h...

Many of us have overwhelming problems that make it hard for us to get excited about the Holidays. Some of us in here are so overwhelmed with financial difficulties or problems with our children. Some of us are suffering physical or emotional pain and we can’t get into the holiday spirit. It doesnâ...