KICKING AGAINST THE GOADS Like thousands of others, I continue to be baffled by IHOPKC’s ongoing response to the unfolding crisis. Allowing for the ELT’s legitimate initial shock and disbelief in October, followed by a brief, but reasonable period of acclimation to the disturbing nature of the allegations at hand, any objective measurement of decisions,
Learning the Difference Between God’s Simultaneous Virtue and Our Sequential Virtue Sanctification is the process of fine-tuning the manifestation of the gift of righteousness imputed to us at salvation through the work of the Holy Spirit. We are all a work in progress, but it’s easy to get confused about what constitutes true, spiritual progress.
Prophecy & Pageantry in Christmas “Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is he who has been born KING of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.’” — Matthew 2:1-2 A Long Time Ago, Far
Have we Lost Our Sense of Mission? The Problem With Comfortable Christianity Look at the guy in the scene above. He looks so serene, so peaceful. Ahhh! Close your eyes and you can almost imagine yourself floating in that water, not a care in the world, while others pamper you with scented oils, massage
The Gospel doesn’t create a better you, it creates a new you. That’s why it’s called Good News! For many Christians, the promise of abundant life in Jesus has felt almost false, or at least…lacking. Yes, heaven is coming, but real life seems more like a short sale on a home loan — it does
A different kind of Christmas story Does an ancient story about a father who gave his only son sound familiar for Christmas? In spite of what you might think, I’m not talking about the priceless gift of God’s Son, Jesus. You actually have to go back about two thousand years earlier to another story. Even though this story dramatically
Dreams are part of God’s “last days love language.” Learn how dreams have impacted Dean’s life, and how you can grow as a dreamer.
To enable the ekklesia to prayerfully anticipate the present course of civilization for the sake of strategizing bold and effective Kingdom responses across every sphere of society, I’ve compiled a brief list of possible megatrends that will dominate the next decade. This list represents a distillation of research…
History-altering, spiritual platform shifts are rare. Many powerful revivals could be considered, but true revivals, while seismic and often possessing powerful shockwaves, rarely transform the landscape beyond religious vectors into the non-religious. Revival is what God does, but a spiritual platform (in my usage) forms the paradigm for us to process what He is doing. I contend that a seventh great platform shift is coming, and none too soon…
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Most people don’t realize that Jesus leveraged the organizing principle of a revolutionary advance in human government to announce His plans to take over the planet. He said He would build something very specific, with a specific meaning as defined by Greek culture for hundreds of years. In that context, He said the Kingdom had drawn near, and that His disciples were to expand it to every corner of the earth…
