The 83rd Annual Academy Awards!

So last night was the 83rd Annual Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Pictures gives out these awards called Oscars in a bunch of cool categories like Best Actress or Best Picture or even Best Costume.

It is great to see all these people work so hard and work so long on their movies and to be honored before their peers on national television.

Any movie that is produced is done in hopes of being honored with even just a nomination from the Academy Awards. Oscars are thought of as the ultimate award for a movie star or movie.

Though you and I will probably never be nominated for an Oscar we have an opportunity to receive an award that is better than a hundred Oscars. The Bible tells us that as Christians we have been given the nomination to hear Jesus say when he returns "well done, good and faithful servant".

But to hear that, we must serve others well and continue to do the things that God has called us to do. James 1:27.

Happy Valentine's Day!

We want to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day! Did you know where Valentine's Day comes from? Throughout history there are multiple Saint Valentines and actually no one is exactly sure who the day was named after. The one resounding thing that all of them share is that they were all martyred or put to death for their Faith.

"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13

Camp Babochka!

Did you know that Sky Ranch works with a camp in RUSSIA?

The heart of Camp Babochka is to give disabled children in Russia the opportunity to just be a kid...and to develop spiritually, emotionally, physically and intellectually in an atmosphere of Love, unconditional acceptance and fun.

The word 'babochka' means butterfly, a magnificent symbol of transformation. At Camp Babochka, we see lives transformed by God as campers and counselors alike experience life in a community marked by unconditional love.

SKY RANCH IS GOING WIRELESS!

Get ready. Sky Ranch is coming to a neighborhood near you! Bring your friends and hang out with us as we share about how awesome Sky Ranch is show off our new video for SUMMER 2011.

Matthew 6

So how should we pray?

In Matthew 6, Jesus actually gives us an example of how to pray. He says before-hand to remember that God knows what you need even before you say it...so we don't have to worry about saying the perfect thing we just have to share our hearts.

Jesus lays out a prayer that first says that we should show HONOR for God. "Hallowed be your name" means to show honor for someone. The next thing Jesus reminds us to put God's will first. We should want what God wants. We are then told to seek only what we need for today and we should desire to forgive others as we have been forgiven. Lastly He says we should seek to not be lead into temptation and ask that God will help us not to sin.

Jesus doesn't say this is the only prayer we should pray but just an example of a prayer that puts God first and not a prayer that is about US. We should also know that it isn't about what you say but about what you believe.

Jesus Loves You!

What a sweet reminder! The song that comes to mind is 'Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so...' Can you finish that line? I bet so!

It's a song most people know, but it is such truth. I can never it hear too much either. Sometimes I can forget it though. I just can't wrap my mind around the unconditional love of Jesus. Today I praise Him because I know He loves me and He loves you!

This video is going to awesome.

We pulled out all the shots. (Is that right?)



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