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I am truly blessed to be the vessel that GOD chose to launch LouisvilleGospel.com!

  It was just in conversation at one of the staff meetings that we came up with Gospel Slam.  What started as a spoken word event…quickly morphed into an event that families could come out together and experience…No Tricks…Just Heavenly Treats!

Let me say that when GOD gives you a vision and you stay…FOCUSED… on the VISION, nothing can STOP IT!!  Groups signed on, Sponsors signed up all while the devil was getting madder and madder.  The devil started attacking everyone associated with LouisvilleGospel.com and Gospel Slam 09.  Naysayers became more prevalent, relationships were fractured..but not broken, but we stayed on the course.

On the day of the event, literally the devil threw everything he could at us to get us down…BUT TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!!  GOD SHOWED UP…AND SHOWED OUT!!! As only GOD would do, the event touched lives and it made a powerful statement to the Louisville, KY community.  GOD even had the local newspaper to show up…we didn’t ask, and the photographer commented, ” This gave me goosebumps!”  YOU GO GOD…

After everyone had left one of my partners and I were doing a recap, what was right, what we would do different, any disappointments and just as we finished, GOD sent an angel by to tell us not to worry about any of the events that happened, but to rejoice on the fact that we had people…actually give up the tradition… and come to enjoy GOD in all HIS glory!

GOD is truly Awesome!!!

This past weekend I saw a movie which sparked the spiritual imagination to it’s fullest! What would you do if you got an invitation to dinner… thinking it was from your mate, but when you look at the card…it is an invitation to your favorite place to eat…but it is signed… Jesus Christ! Would you go, what would you say… is it a prank?? That’s the story behind, “The Perfect Stranger”.

Dave Stone of Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, KY, states,

‘The Perfect Stranger’ is the perfect way to spur conversations with those who are investigating Christianity. It gives a glimpse of what it might be like if Jesus walked our streets today. Not only does this film raise numerous questions about Jesus but it also answers them. It is done with excellence and shows a real commitment to being true to the Bible. You’ve read the book, now see it come to life.

The man told the lawyer he was Jesus Christ. The lawyer decided to call his bluff.

Nikki Cominsky is a successful attorney – troubled by the fact that her life isn’t perfect. One day, a mysterious invitation shows up on her desk that reads, “You are invited to Dinner with Jesus of Nazareth.” Thinking it’s a prank, she shows up – only to find herself in the middle of a whirlwind evening of debate and revelation – with the most unforgettable man she would ever meet.

The movie is by actor/writer/producer Jefferson Moore, who has shot locally in Louisville and Cincinatti. What was interesting was that out of the three watching the movie…’2′ didn’t understand it, ’1′ by the end of the movie, was crying like a baby. Powerfully presented in a simple way that will touch you spiritually.

So the question remains, if given the opportunity:

1. Would you take the opportunity to dine with Jesus?
2. Would you honestly ask HIM all that’s on your mind?
3. What would you say…..

Last by not least… who do you think cried at the end of the movie…like a child?

Be Blessed!

One of the things people fear most…is dying.  If you know where you are going, then you don’t have to worry about death.  If you don’t worry about death, bad things will happen to you but why let it ruin your day…or mess you up.

I will leave it at that, but this movie, Clancy, which my wife and I saw on a whim…was one of the most powerful movies I have ever seen!  It will move you to think…it will move you to tears and it will make you want to know…the FATHER.

Bless you, Jefferson Moore, for a wonderful statement of faith!

It seems that it happens alot around the Holiday Season, while for most it is a time when everyone seems to be happy, for others life’s experiences have left this time, a very sad one for them.

Let’s take the time to pray for them…NOW. A very close person to me..tried to commit suicide on Sunday, Novemeber 30th! A familiar story, seemed to have gotten everything in life that they wanted, low self-esteem, even though they are beautiful…unsure about who or whose they are.

GOD spared them…totaled the car, but it is my prayer that HE would step in through HIS people to bring them back…. to HIM.

Be Blessed!

 You start this day, like every day and you arrive at work.  You are getting ready to have a meeting with your employees to instruct them of the day’s activities.  All of a sudden, you are floating over the crowd and you see people crying, screaming for 911 and your partners trying to give mouth to mouth to this person.

As you look closer…. IT’S YOU!! 

What happened… how could this be.  You see yourself being hit by the paddle from the paramedics, you see yourself lying in a room where they say you have had a massive heart attack and you are possibly brain dead.  You hear and see the sadness in your family…

Do you ever spend time thinking about our destiny which is to pass over to the other side.  All of us have to go there… do you wonder where you’re going?  You may get the opportunity to confess with your mouth… and be saved… but what if you don’t win that gamble.

We have an appointed time on Earth and we are in the world but not of the world.  What legacy will you leave on your journey?

Reflecting on the above… it’s true, pray for the family… and pray that my friend had a relationship with… the FATHER!

Be Blessed!

 We celebrate the inspirational life of our founder Paul L. Newman and honor his legacy with our dedication to the continued success of Newman’s Own.

Paul occasionally referred to Newman’s Own as the “joke that got out of control” and would express astonishment at its success. Despite this humorous approach, Paul was committed to the company’s business and to providing top-notch quality – he brought all-natural food products to a wide audience long before it was fashionable. And he was one of the greatest recyclers, giving back to charity all the money he earned from the sale of Newman’s Own products.