Category: General

After getting an overload of “Biblical revelations” from people using the same Bible I read to prove otherwise, giving to God is still Biblical. We can give natural things to God. Yes, to God. In order to give God things, we give them to God’s leaders to accomplish God’s assignments in the earth. Giving to […]

Understanding the change that occurred in the life and ministry of Jesus, as it relates to the function of the prophet, leads to a fresh perspective on what we commonly call, “New Testament prophets.” The turning point comes with Jesus, of course, but the revelation foundation begins with John. What John prepares history to receive […]

Modern American Spirituality Someone told me the other day that they were tired of preaching, or ´being reached at.´ Recently I heard a Christian say, ´We don’t need more preaching.´Then, I read an email from someone telling me that their group meetings didn’t include preaching: “People don’t want to be preached at.” Interesting. Here I […]

Refreshing some ideas for this moment.

My Ipad has a locator function. I just push on the map application and the world shows up on screen. Then, map pin slammed into the earth to show where my Ipad is located at any given moment. Returning home from six weeks in Brasil, I awoke from a dream that reminded me of this […]

Expanded version of blog post on Kingdom Leadership Dynamics

Psalm 106:12 – “Then they believed His words were true and broke out in songs of praise.” [The Message] The word “then” has some sense of “finally they get it” and “finally they are ready to trust what God says is true.” The New Living Translation says: “Then at last his people believed his promises. […]

Reblogging because so pertinent to now.

Over the course of my daily function as a fathering leader with international assignments, I find myself suddenly in emotional energy investments for no apparent reason. I suddenly feel that tightening at the throat and eyes that indicate weeping for many people. I’m not much one to cry because I become a bit dysfunctional if […]

The word we translate “bishop” means “oversee, look over.” It is a word interchangeable with elder. It is not a title or office, has nothing in particular to do with hierarchy as often applied by institutional polity and government, a leader over several other leaders or churches. It came to mean that after the Bible […]