Category: General

Jesus describes how the kingdom of God works. His purpose is to address the capacity of people to produce the “what Father wants” from invested seed. We should plan for success but expect to deal with failure. According to Jesus, comparing His perspective of “How Things Really Work in the Spirit” with modern American church-anity, […]

After Elisha put his hand on the bow to direct the arrow to the target, he put his hand on the king’s so the king could experience his passion. The prophetic action should produce deeper trust. Deeper trust leads to convincing boldness and releases burning passion. (See 2 Kings 13.) Once they shot the shoot […]

I ask you the question, “Are you ready for what’s coming next?” You should answer, “I am as ready as my submission to the process of my preparation.” If you say, “I am not ready, but it is the fault of the leaders,” you might wish to step back a moment and reconsider how little […]

My friend’s father was a wayward pastor. He ran from a false accusation when pastoring a ministry very strict about its rules of behavior. Working on a house, he put a white pencil in his mouth while measuring a board to be cut to size, and a church leader, driving by, thought it was a […]

We Can Win ‘Em All! “You can’t win ’em all” is catchphrase used after someone fails or loses to put the loss in perspective and motivate them to continue in what they do. Winning isn’t everything in competitions and challenges because the process of playing the game or fighting the battle or doing what you […]

Paul says, “I am what I am by God’s grace.” That is authentic humility. Getting to that condition requiring humility, and maintaining that life requires increased humility. The Greek word means “low-lying.” The English word comes from a root word for dirt with the working definition of “earthy” or “grounded.” Humble deals with a position […]

Beware the tendency to devalue God’s Word by pouring it out of your alabaster box when you have only accumulated a few drops. Of course, God will fill your mouth with a ‘now word.’ God will, at the same time, supply you with revelation for the future that has no application or implementation for today. […]

I dream quite a bit. I share my dreams all the time. When I share the dreams, you usually do not hear anything about the dream. I share the applicable and implementable conclusion of the simple revelation God provides in the dream. The maturity we seek in hearing and seeing comes in communicating. Be very […]

Once you get past the odd rendering of Acts 6 in which the term “deacon” does not appear, you find that the case for deacons as officers or leaders falls apart. The apostles said it was inappropriate to their assigned priorities to “wait tables. This term is certainly relating to the meaning of the word […]

Unity is far from us when we do not agree on mission objectives. Then, when we agree on mission objectives, we must surrender to a strategy to move forward together. “I Just Do My Part” I hear apostles say, “Well, I know what I’m supposed to do, and I’m going to pour my life into […]