Resetting Your Focus

“God is a safe place to hide, ready to help when we need him.  We stand fearless at the cliff-edge of doom, courageous in seastorm and earthquake, before the rush and roar of oceans,  the tremors that shift mountains. Jacob-wrestling God fights for us,...

Courage For Your Dreams

“But as for you, be strong and courageous, for your work will be rewarded.” II Chronicles 15:7 NLT   It has been said, “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” And Benjamin Mayes said, “It is not a calamity to die with...

A DOMINO

A lot of talk, time and attention is given to “big things.”  As I’ve “matured” (over 60 years!), and learned by experience that it’s really the small things done well that inspire, multiply, impact and affect “big things.”...

Eyes of Compassion

“Then Jesus made a circuit of all the towns and villages.  He taught in their meeting places, reported kingdom news, and healed their diseased bodies, healed their bruised and hurt lives.  When he looked out over the crowds, his heart broke.  So confused and...

A Life Transformed: Cole

Cole came to Olive Crest at age four—and he had already witnessed a murder at his young age. He was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder and reactive attachment disorder, which can occur when children do not form an attachment with caregivers. Cole screamed,...