“You can be replaced.” The remainder of the discussion will center upon leaders filling empty places. I being with this statement because it applies to every leader as well as the quitters and traitors. Bring yourself to account for your leadership: do you have empty places you refuse to fill? Do not wait for God […]
Month: January 2025
Lawlessness: The Rebellion of Korah
Jude lists the way of Cain, the error of Balaam, and the rebellion of Korah as his way of identifying the infiltration of men “who have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation.” Jude says this behavior and leadership spirit has already been judged and condemned by God. These […]
Prophecy: The Error of Balaam
The Balaam Infiltration A prophecy that cannot curse what God has blessed but entices people to unfaithfulness to their calling is called, “the error of Balaam.” “Recruiting prophecy” is the most blatant and common, on display every day, example of the error of Balaam. It is as common as prophecy itself, both in personal prophecy […]
Worship: the Way of Cain
What God Wants Cain brings God what Cain wants God to have. God rejects Cain. God says, “Just bring Me what I ask for, and you will be accepted.” (God rejects Cain, not his offering.) Cain says, “No way. You change; not me.” When he is rejected, Cain attacks and kills the one who is […]
The Psychology of Redemption 2
Maintaining our idea that psychology is the study of what we do and why we do it, we turn attention to the what-we-do. And, we find the why-we-do-it staring us in the face. “Love God with All. Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” What we do is measured by God’s expectations and anticipations – […]
The Psychology of Redemption 1
If we begin with the idea that psychology is the study of what people do and why they do it, the psychology of redemption points us to the power of the Cross to transform people more than patch them up. The “what-we-do” changes when we are born of the Spirit because the “why-we-do-it” changes. To […]
Kingdom Culture and Reformation
Talking Kingdom Culture I have been preaching, teaching, and writing about kingdom culture now for twenty years. The reference points to “kingdom culture” were pretty sparse when I started. They are increasing in influence as we approach the Roaring Twenties and the New Era Reformation. I am not saying that I am the source of […]
The Expert in Kingdom Culture: A Storehouse of Old and New
We poorly interpret and apply the metaphoric sense of old wine and new wine, old wine containers, and new wine containers. We end up exaggerating the metaphor to the point of negating the revelation in part or the whole. The point of a metaphor is the point we should get, not our subsequent extension of […]
Kingdom Culture Series: Rearing Godly Children
Rearing godly children is not the responsibility of the state, government, or the general society. It does not take a village! Rearing godly children is first the responsibility of fathers (surprised you that I didn’t say “mothers,” huh?). Rearing godly children comes from one man marrying one woman, staying together in oneness at some level, […]
Reformation Time is Here!
Reforming the Reformers What happens when God wants to reform the reformers? The initial forms of reform always demand the next step in reformation, but the initializing leaders have a very difficult time moving from protest into progress. Having fought with all they have for the initialization, they continue fighting the battle they already won. […]