http://brandonthomas.com Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:24:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I want to formally welcome my friend, Matt Anderson, to the Keystone staff! Matt and Aneesah have been serving wholeheartedly here at Keystone for quite some time now. Their daughter, Journey, is A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!!!! Susan and I love this couple and are so excited for Matt to join my all-star ... http://brandonthomas.com/?p=305 There was a surprising moment in the middle of my recent fast: I began to actually ADJUST to the vegan diet! My new staple: AVOCADOS! My new feast: VEGETARIAN JAPANESE BR RICE BOWL, PEI WEI My new dessert: rice cake + sunbutter (peanut butter, with sunflower seeds, not nuts) + raisins! This made my PRIMARY ... http://brandonthomas.com/?p=303 During the 21-day DANIEL FAST, I journaled and prayed unlike recent memory. In a way, it kick-started a new energy for these relational disciplines. I remember one prayer time in particular. I closed my eyes, engaged my mind, and I was immediately filled with the presence of God. Usually, I ... http://brandonthomas.com/?p=301 I recently finished a DANIEL FAST. Basically, I was a VEGAN for 21 days, giving my hunger and my preferences to prayer. This was primarily a SPIRITUAL JOURNEY. It also disciplined me PHYSICALLY. Over the next several posts, I will explore many of the large lessons God taught me on ... http://brandonthomas.com/?p=299 As I mentioned in my last post, God is changing lives at Keystone Church. He is speaking clearly into marriages and rescuing his lost and broken children like never before. Yet, sometimes God will surprise us! I am always challenging our staff to keep their personal walks with Jesus fresh, ... http://brandonthomas.com/?p=297 Change is in the air! I love the smell of FRESHLY BAKED BREAD, the perfect pizza, pipe tobacco, and east Tennessee mornings at my Grandparent's house. None of those beautiful aromas can compare to the smell of LIFE CHANGE that's in the air at Keystone Church!!! This past weekend we held a sold-out Marriage Weekend... ... http://brandonthomas.com/?p=294 This Valentines weekend will go down as one of the most RISK-RIDDLED weekends of your journey with Keystone! February 13,14 We are launching our MARRIAGE WEEKEND, where tons of couples will take a RELATIONAL RISK and put it all on the line to see their marriage IGNITED... It will change lives! February ... http://brandonthomas.com/?p=289 The destruction and devastation in Haiti are unimaginable. To look at the pictures and watch the videos remind us of Romans 8:19-22... ALL of creation is shredded by sin. The only hope for a world rid of earthquakes and tsunamis, bombs and barbed wire is JESUS. He is making ALL THINGS NEW ... http://brandonthomas.com/?p=287 I'm THRILLED to introduce a new team member to the Keystone staff: Jody Franke! I have personally witnessed God's unique work in Jody since he was very young.  The way God called him to Keystone is a wild and unpredictable ride! He has an incredible family and comes to us with ... http://brandonthomas.com/?p=278 I AM SO PUMPED to see Keystone wearing their 'ask me' t-shirts Christmas season!!!  Here is an example: one Keystoner wore her shirt while shopping & THIS COUPLE came up and asked her about KEYSTONE on Christmas Eve! How cool that she wore her shirt - how on earth did she ... http://brandonthomas.com/?p=275