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The Generosity of Kingdom minded people (and churches)
From time to time, some people end up church shopping. That could be for various reasons, some good, some maybe not so good. Inevitably, however, when church shopping, one identifies and contrasts churches by their names, brands, denominations, and size. The most...
Coming Moves of God’s Spirt will be Worship & Presence Fueled!
In November 2016, I was with several thousand others for a gathering in Jerusalem. The agenda was simply worship, prayer, and catching what the Holy Spirit might want to say to us. While there was some speaking, the messages came from the steering committee...
Trapped in Short-Term Vision?
The last few years have presented significant challenges in a variety of ways worldwide. Christians have not been immune from those challenges. One overlooked challenge, particularly this season, is the temptation to become overly fixated on current crises. The real...
The Coming Harvest and God’s Holy Fire
Last week, while in one of the worship meetings at my home church, I saw in a vision the fire of the Lord's presence resting in the sanctuary. As the fire burned, I saw chaff being thrown into the fire and completely consumed. I also saw fat being thrown into the fire...
2022: Out of the Whirlwind!
Understandably, the Book of Job is not usually mentioned as anyone’s favorite book in the Bible. While the overall theme of redemption and promotion following loss and destruction is thoroughly Biblical, we typically desire a less challenging route towards God’s...
To Meet, or not to Meet?
Since the shutdowns due to Covid-19 began, one of the top issues of conversation among Christians has been ‘how essential are Sunday church meetings in the life of a church’. That is a highly relevant and important question. However, God may have a perspective on this were not considering.
Words Matter
The last five months have seen an increase in opinions, debate, statistics, and accusations shouted out in all the various media forums. While some posts and messages do contain some truth and wisdom, a lot of it is seemingly just a ‘hurray for my side’ diatribe. As well, many are speaking out of a degree of anger and bitterness, which ends up burying any sort of hope of real peace and reconciliation. The following vlog focuses on the call to speak and write words that are both encouraging and life-giving!
The Next 50 Days- A Timeline!
Yesterday, Christians all over the world celebrated Christ’s resurrection. As with the Jewish people who celebrated Passover this weekend, it was historical in that in nations across the globe, most of us were bound to our homes due to Covid-19. This is amazing when...
Lessons from Life Behind Bars
Going full throttle with God…
Knowing When to Run!
I've been a runner for decades. While I've run in a few half marathons and 10K races, I've never really been a competitive runner. I do enjoy competing against my current times and fitness levels, however. One of the lessons I try to keep in mind about running, which...
We don’t need another hero!
Just recently, a well known and controversial evangelist was in the news for shameful reasons. As far as I know, this is at least the third go-around of immorality with this particular brother. I don't mention this because I want to wade into the now raging debate...
Kingdom Lessons from Britain for Dark Times
Two of the most popular films of the last year or so are both about amazing breakthroughs in the same difficult season. The movie ‘Dunkirk' is about the saving of over 338,000 soldiers who were on the brink of capture by the Nazi forces. ‘The Darkest Hour' is about...