For the last 4 years, I’ve spent the last week of January eagerly anticipating my annual jaunt and spiritual journey to Nashville to meet with a bunch of creatives at the conference, RECREATE. It’s a four day wonderment of meetings and talks combined with fellowship and experiences that are only found together in these days. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Randy Elrod’
God Will Give You All The Adventure (Part 2 Of The Story)
June 7th, 2011
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“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 One of the defining moments in this journey was the second day of RECREATE 2011. Let me just stop and describe for you what [...]
What One Word Would Describe Me?
May 18th, 2011
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My mentor, Randy Elrod, did this exercise late last year in preparation for his talk at RECREATE conference. He asked his readers to give one word in the comments of his blog that described him. He used it masterfully in his talk to help define “WHO AM I?” So, I’m taking his lead and asking [...]
That’s A Wrap (RECREATE 11) Love Will Hold Us Together
February 10th, 2011
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Recreate 2011 went all the way to 11 (and beyond this year). I can’t begin to sum up in a short paragraph what these days here in Franklin have meant to my soul and my spirit. Only years from now will I be able to see what God has done this week in my life. [...]
Recreate Day 4- A Day of Contemplation
February 9th, 2011
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Midway through a conference you’d think that the ebb and flow would begin to lessen. Some conferences just give you all they’ve got the very first day and hope that the gentle wave will carry you through the rest of the week. Honestly, at some conferences there have been times that I’ve thought “what else [...]
Recreate Conference–Day 3 (A Day of Communion)
February 8th, 2011
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Well we’re at the end of Day 3 (really day 2 of the conference but for those of us who started early–it’s day 3) Today was the start of speakers and experiences. We began the day with reports from CCLI and Praise Charts and heard some exciting developments from both of them. Then Patsy Clairmont [...]
I’m Ready For RECREATE
January 13th, 2011
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I can hardly contain my excitement as I anticipate attending recreate conference again this year in Franklin. This will be my 4th year to attend and each year I come away with a deeper love and connection for this creative community that has formed around Randy Elrod and the Franklin, Tennessee community. Recreate has for [...]
Watercolor Time Lapse–Randy Elrod “FATHERS EYES”
July 23rd, 2010
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This is my friend, Randy Elrod, who has been commissioned to paint a watercolor portrait based on one of Amy Grants all time favorite hit songs “FATHERS EYES“. It’s all part of a tour that Amy will be doing this fall in small venues of 350 people and the proceeds go to Compassion International. Randy [...]
Running In Rome
September 7th, 2009
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So, I was challenged before I left the states. “Jim, you have to run in Rome!” Don’t think the thought hadn’t already crossed my mind. I was just wondering how safe it would be to run in a foreign country. I ran in San Francisco in 2000 when I had just begun to run. I [...]
When In Rome!
September 6th, 2009
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We are here…arrived early Saturday morning (late Texas Friday night). The plane was 50 minutes early into Rome (something unheard of). We got to hotel but couldnt get to room until after 1 so we hit the ground running–literally. We saw the Pantheon and were greeted by a stalker. Yes, we figured him out and [...]
