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Have you seen that Disney movie, Tangled? I get to see a lot of children's movies these days, and i really like that one. There's this scene in a viking pub where thieving Flynn Rider brings the naive Rapunzel in hopes of scaring her back to ...

The story of Jacob & Esau makes me sad.

I'm sad that these brothers struggled with each other even from the womb.

I'm saddened that their father favored one of them and their mother favored the other.

I'm saddened that Jacob ...

Maybe it's my perfectionism: i want to present you with this masterpiece of a blog. Perfectionism is close kin with procrastination! So, here's some stuff that's going on: no bells, no whistles.

peopleonahill is an official non-profit charity! ...

it was a really good prayer meeting. those can be rare. this one was without agenda, open, available to the Holy Spirit. There was room to be quiet, to listen ...

I could tell you what i am passionate about all day long. Or, you could look at my actions and know immediately.

It’s easy for me to say, “Oh, i LOVE this and that, and i’m SOOOOO into such and such!” But the proof of my passion ...

The Holy Spirit might speak to you about something that seems completely irrelevant to your current situation. Go with it. You can bet that whatever He has to say to you will bring life. Truth is, He is far more aware ...

Some of Jesus’ friends asked Him who was greatest.

it’s a question of pride.

One could argue that being great or doing great things is a legitimate reason to be proud. So, the guys were essentially ...

Pride is when i settle for a lower opinion of myself than God’s opinion. Not only is it infinitely lower than God’s opinion of me, it is based solely on my own capabilities and i alone am responsible to maintain ...

My knees were feeling stiff, it must be the "cold" weather (54 degrees and rainy here in Charlotte, NC) so i went for a walk. I live in a suburb being built over top the ruins of an ancient civilization: Heritage USA. In case you are ...

i was paying bills last night. Weeeeeeee! I had the joy of reviewing how much i still owe for my college education nearly 10 years later. It sure would be nice to be debt free.

i've been thinking on this subject. a friend of mine was ...

Just a little reflection on the psalm that Susanna and i read this morning:

"How blessed in the man whose strength is in You,

In whose heart are the highways..." Psalm 84:5.

Its a blessing to have no strength in yourself. That ...

The past few days i've been pondering my place. Where do i belong? I feel so different from all that i see around me. I don't feel like a quite fit into any existing genre or category. Sometimes i want to fit, sometimes i don't.

It's been my ...

i'd like to talk to you more often. we'll see if that happens! Here's some stuff i've been involved in:

I'm at a Holy Spirit Youth Conference today. It's sweet! Young people are hearing ...

i've been wanting to tell you about my trip to NY. i've barely recovered from that trip and i'm already on another one! This time to Texas. I normally don't seek to travel so much, just about once per month for 7 days or so. It just happened that my ...

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Hey! I'm about to hit the road and head up to NY for a week of worship. Please pray for my team and me during this time.

I really want to lay hold of the REASON that God is sending us.

I don't believe He is sending us so that i get to ...

“It will come about in that day that I will respond,” declares the LORD. “I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth, 22 And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and to the oil, And they will respond to ...

it may sound like a cuss word, but it's not. it's worship.

participatory.

I have been noticing a shift in worship away from the observational and towards the participatory. Thank God.

I feel like the participation of the ...

There are certain truths that are written on my heart. I don’t have to forcibly recite and rehearse these things. If they seem to become vague, i need only quiet myself in the presence of my Maker, let Him wash me with His Word, and soon these ...

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Hey! We'll be mastering the "Greater Than" demo this Thursday! Check this video for a little listen and for some of the story behind the song. Please share this with others and watch for more updates as we get ready to release this powerful song!

My family and i have been on vacation up North for nearly three weeks now. We planned to travel home yesterday. We had the van and children all loaded up and the customary car-trip whining had begun. As we headed down the road, the speedometer stopped ...

Hi everyone! It's been too long since i wrote last. I had an amazing ministry trip to NY last month, and now i'm on a family trip to NY & VT. I've been wanting to give you a more thorough report on what God did on the June trip to NY. So, i ...

There is a proper location for prayer and worship!

I gave a strong teaching on this subject during my recent ministry trip to NY. You can download and listen to the teaching here: http://peopleonahill.bombplates.com/downloads/297

You'll ...

After a beautiful day of driving with Jesus i arrived at the home of dear friends Randall & Kathy Forester in rural Chicora, PA. Randall was one of my first mentors in faith and ministry. Ironically, i served as the youth representative on the ...

Maybe memory is in the air today as i sit and sip my morning brew. With an open bible before me, i see the circles, notes and underlines from times i ...

Here’s another one of those subjects i just keep coming back to over and over again:

“But one who prophesies speaks to men for ...

If you'd like to hear the audio for the message i shared at Abundant Hope Church today, you can listen here: http://peopleonahill.bombplates.com/audio-player, or just hit the "Launch Music Player" button on the right hand side of the site. Be ...

Faith is motion.

We live by faith, and living by faith means walking by faith. We don't "sit" by faith. Sometimes we need to "stand" in faith. But in order to LIVE by faith, we must WALK ...

Hey! Check out the latest news from peopleonahill and the Internicola family! Enjoy:

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Lemme know what you think of this statement:

In guarding your heart, it is equally important to open the door for those whom God has permitted and to shut it on those He has prohibited.

I know yesterday was all about the Mamas, but i totally had my socks rocked by God!

First of all, we had an amazing time of worship with Abundant Hope Church. There was such a presence and flow of the Holy Spirit. Then, Darlene Woodhouse ...

God is really speaking to me through Hebrews 11 right now. I want to share some things and encourage your faith. I have written on this subject before, but i just can’t stay away! It is so important that our belief in the unseen stays alive, ...

Love is the fuel of the Kingdom. It is the motivation and the motion. Faith works through love (Galatians 5:6.) [Side note: truly, faith without works is dead; and ...

God has given us a spirit of power. The fearful spirit is determined to ...

My friend called me yesterday and asked me why i haven’t been blogging lately. I’ve got all kinds of excuses. I get pretty disoriented after returning from a trip like the recent one in Wisconsin. I still feel like i’m finding my feet. I’ve ...

My team and i are LOVING our time here in Wisconsin! The people are amazing, the times of worship have been awesome, and the food is really good too! (Can you say, “fried cheese curds”?)

So far, we worshiped with the prayer community at the ...

“Don’t be a caricature of yourself.”

It was something God whispered to me a couple years ago.

What is a caricature?

It’s an exaggerated image. You take some prominent features of an individual, exaggerate them to ...

(continued from yesterday’s post)

Two scenarios. Two requests. One denied (as far as we know). One granted. The difference: the movement of compassion.

When we examine the Greek word here we find that it means “moved in ones ...

to move with compassion

it’s not to move with guilt

or to move in obligation.

It’s not simply a response to a request

or an expectation.

it’s not to move with the program

it does not attempt to give what it ...

I watch my wife holding our contented 7 month old baby girl in the morning light. The child playfully grabbed at her mother’s hair and face. It seems sweet and innocent enough, but, at the ends of those adorable, chubby, little digits are tiny ...

a creative life requires fearlessness.

i don’t mean just music making, picture painting, tap dancing or story-telling, i mean creative living:

living a life that breathes the breath of God into others.

Is this not ...

“I mean…”

“Honestly…”

“No lie!”

I am attempting to remove such sayings from my vocabulary. Should i have to qualify my statements by assuring my partner in conversation that i am not lying? I don’t think so. Truth ...

“You can have as much offense as you want, as often as you want it; all you have to do is take it.”

This is the phrase that recurred to me throughout my fitful sleep last night. The thought was connected with this simple phrase from ...

nothing is hidden

except to be revealed

nor has anything been secret

but that it should come to light

if any man has ears to hear

let him hear.

Take care what you listen to

By your standard of measure it shall ...

God establishes boundaries.

He set boundaries for the waters: that they would be gathered together and go only so far and no further. He has relegated the sun, moon and stars to their places and to their times and to their duties. And, i believe ...

A friend of mine made a great point in responding to my last post: adequacy is ability. The Greek word for “adequate” contains the concept ofability.

Apart from Christ we can do nothing. Our ability does not come from ourselves, but ...

Today, i attended the late service at Armchair Chapel. My wife went to a worship at a local church while i stayed home with sick kids. They watched a movie; i led myself in worship and the ministry of the Word! I got smitten with this verse from 2 ...

My life can be described as a series of strange decisions.

The strangest of which is undoubtedly Jesus.

I felt a call to ministry, yet i chose to attend a secular university.

I fell in love and got married at age 21 while still in ...

Today we opened a bank account for peopleonahill, inc!

Although we are still completing the 501c3 application process, we are now able to receive donations that will be tax-deductible on your 2011 return!

hey, i should have bought a new computer a couple years ago. my trusty ol’ ibook g4 is on the brink of “vintage” status; meaning, soon, apple wont even support it anymore. so, i’m gonna bite the bullet. hopefully in the next few days i’ll ...

During our house meeting last week, we all shared stories of disappointment concerning our own failures and inabilities. The common theme was, “I’m not.” God began to challenge us to focus not on the “nots” but rather on the “ams”. The ...

Sometimes i judge myself to have “backslidden” because i don’t do precisely what i used to do. I’ve had seasons of intense Bible study. I’ve had times of focused prayer and fasting. I’ve had reawakenings to worship. As i walk in friendship ...

I sat in the Upper Room.

It’s a building on the Heritage USA property (i’m not endorsing this website, just giving you one of many references for your ...

Don’t stone me!

I’m just quoting scripture!

Jeremiah, delivering God’s message to His people who’s heart had wandered far from Him:

“As for you, do not pray for this people, and do not lift up cry or prayer for ...

I am reading through Jeremiah, getting blown away by some of the stuff God says and does! I want to share some of these ideas with you.

I just read this:

“therefore, I will do to the house which is called by My name, in which you trust, ...

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