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I’m thrilled to officially announce a dream that has been years in the making.  That dream is called:

Refuge.

On October 23 – 26, right here on beautiful St. Simons Island, GA, we will have a gathering of worshipers, leaders, and friends who share a deep need — the burning desire to enter into a 3-day sabbatical retreat so that we can draw closer to God, hear His voice, and find rest, renewal, and restoration.  One glance at the schedule for Refuge and you’ll quickly see this event is unlike most conferences or seminars.

Details will be coming throughout the Summer.  Space is limited, so take advantage of the early registration and come join us.

Please visit the Official Site and subscribe to the blog updates at:
www.RefugeSSI.Com

I’d also be grateful if you’d consider following our updates on Twitter:
Twitter ID:  @refugessi
Twitter Event Hashtag:  #refugessi

Lastly, you can “like” us on Facebook.

Right now – I’m excited, nervous, and overwhelmed – all at the same time.  I can’t wait until October.  Hope to see you there!

Thankfully, I was unaware of the events unfolding last night when I went to bed.  Otherwise, I probably would have stayed up all night watching the news unfold.

Upon waking up early this morning I discovered that we had killed one of the great enemies of the United States, Osama Bin Laden.

My oldest child, Jon Michael, was not even 2-years old on Sept 11, 2001.  Bin Laden has been on the run ever since.  Since 9/11, we’ve had 3 more children.

I explained that justice had been served.  At the same time, I didn’t want my children to forget something very important.  Despite the horrors committed by this person, despite the sin, despite it all … Father God loved this man … as much as you, as me, or anyone.  Like all of us, God hated the sin.  Yet, this was still a human being.

On Facebook, one of my friends chimed in with this Scripture, which I thought was fitting:

“As I live, declares the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live”.  (Ezekiel 33:11)

Thoughts?

SAVE THE DATE:

October 23 – October 26, 2011

On these dates, a dream will become a reality. Hosted by Fred McKinnon here on one of the most beautiful places on earth: St. Simons Island, GA.

A sabbatical-style getaway for 3 days of rest, solitude, recreation, worship, and encouragement.  For those who want to rediscover that “still, small voice”.  For those who are weary from the trials of leading.  For those who are desperate for inspiration and vision.  Designed for those in ministry but available to anyone from Pastors, Worship Leaders, Executives, to Stay-At-Home Moms.

Interested?  Stay tuned …

Hey Everyone!

I’d like to help spread the word about a great retreat that is happening with my friends at AllAboutWorship.Com.  The “AllAboutWorship Retreat” is happening in Overland Park, KS on May 19-21, 2011.

I was honored to help lead and speak at last year’s retreat.  It was the first time that AAW co-hosts, Wisdom Moon and Ben Abu Saada held this retreat and it was incredible.

This year’s guests include Sarah Reeves, Brenton Brown, and Pocket Full of Rocks.  You can count on some great times of refreshing and encouragement.

For more information, click the banner or visit www.worshipretreat.org

OK – well, maybe not “live” … but close.  I’m headed out to Franklin, TN for the annual “re:create” conference.  There’s a great tribe from the Golden Isles at re:create there including Russ & Lydia Hutto, Mandy Thompson, Erik Fletcher, and Shannon Lewis.  Then there’s me and my lovely wife, Joy … oh wait … she’s not making the trip.

There will be PLENTY of folks blogging and tweeting like crazy from the event so my plan is to put the phone down and tweet less, blog less, listen more, and engage directly.  But I want you great folks to come along for the ride so I’m embedding the live “twitter/media” feed from Twubs.Com below.

So this is possibly the only blog post you’ll see this week – but come back often, as the content in the embedded frame below will update “on the fly”.

The Twitter/Media Feed from Re:Create 2001