ReThink Life Church hosted its 2018 Adventure Week in July. The sports and arts camp welcomed children from kindergarten through fifth grade. It began on July 16 and lasted for four days. There were about 300 kids who participated in activities such as football, dancing, drama, cheerleading and baseball. The theme this year was “champions,” so their activities were based on … [Read more...]
ReThink… Direction
One of my most embarrassing moments took place several years ago at my son’s class field trip. The class was going to one of Florida’s original theme parks, Jungle Adventures. I was sure the day would create a lot of fun memories for Luke and me. The morning of the field trip, we met at the school. At this time in my son’s life, he was bound to a wheelchair. Therefore, his … [Read more...]
A Conversation About Life, Leadership and Relationships
ReThink…Generosity A number of years ago, I decided to do something to teach the importance of stepping out of our comfort zone in showing generosity toward others. Prior to one of our church services, we secretly placed a plastic bag under each chair. After my talk, I challenged everyone in the audience to take off their shoes and place them in the plastic bag – if they … [Read more...]
ReThink…Your Problems
Got problems? The truth is, if you don’t have problems, you don’t have a pulse. I think we can all agree that in one way or another we all face problems. Author Chuck Swindoll says, “Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.” We can’t control what happens to us, but we can choose how we respond when we face difficult situations and circumstances in our … [Read more...]
Lake Nona Community Seed-packing Event
Join UPC-Lake Nona for a community-wide event helping sustainable agriculture programs in Africa. On Saturday, Sept 23, we'll be assembling 60,000 vegetable seed packets. GAiN (a humanitarian aid organization) will ship the seeds to various locations in Africa. GAiN and their partners will help the recipients plant and grow the vegetables. They'll have food to eat, crops to … [Read more...]