Spiritual fathering measures success by a revelation of what God wants for spiritual children: “I will train up this child in his way he should go.” A child has something built into this destiny that is design and defined by God before his birth, and fathering God’s way will involve God’s intentions in the results. […]
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Sheltered
Job’s experiences reveal that the devil has to go through God to get to us, and that most of what hell would like to do is off-limits. The interplay of our lives with satan has a “load limit” sign on it. When satan does entice, God provides an escape so we can bear the strain […]
Greater Awakening: When Revival Becomes Awakening
Asia Minor Awakening According to Luke’s records of the Ephesus-Asian Minor Awakening in Acts 19 and credible sources from history, the city of Ephesus went from being the center of queen of heaven worship for both Greek and Roman cultures to the center of Christianity. The transformation took about forty years. Paul came into the […]
Teachable and Transformable Children
At some point in fathering relationships, the father will wonder if he is wasting his time and the spiritual child will wonder if he will ever be “released.” Every relationship we have in life is tested by surprises: sometimes both people are surprised, as each of them is surprised by their own behaviors and feelings. […]
Prophetic Information
Information can bring knowledge. Knowledge can be the basis for understanding. Understanding can assemble wisdom. The beginning point of wisdom is communication. “God Who spoke in different ways and times throughout history has spoken in these last days through His Son.” The Word became flesh. God communicated in and through Jesus in new, unique, and […]
Personal Leadership
To be a leader, you must learn to be led. Following is designed to produce personal leadership in you. ”Though He were a Son, yet learned He obedience by experiencing His pathos.” Jesus says, “Follow Me” to His disciples because you must follow in order to be discipled. At some levels, this “following” maybe reading […]
Transformation is Restoration
What does your city look like fully restored? When transformation arrives, what purpose will be restored, will it be the purpose God has for your city? Nearly 100% of the people would be without a clue, therefore they cannot tell what to do today to fulfill God’s purpose. They will spend their efforts and make […]
You Didn’t Build That
Our President made some off-the-cuff remarks that have become the entree of the day for political analysis. Part of the game, of course, but still a telling remark in the context of our American condition. The remarks, when taken as a starting point for dialogue, can open up our understanding of the deeper assumptions he […]
Adjust Your Attitude to God’s Attitude
“For as the sky soars high above earth, so the way I work surpasses the way you work, and the way I think is beyond the way you think.” Isaiah 55:9 Introduction The term “attitude” comes from older French, Latin, and Italian words, similar in sound, used to speak of tendencies or aptness of disposition. […]
America’s Redemptive Purpose Restored
Recently, an American Supreme Court Justice visited Egypt, and stated she would not look to the US Constitution if formulating a new constitution in 2012. One wouldn’t have to strain or stretch far to identify this as a violation of her oath “to defend the constitution against all enemies.” I stop short of calling her […]