When I’m not invested in mission or distracted by the simple pursuits of life… I feel a deep ache. The world is not as it should be. Most pursuits are vanity. Very little is rightly aligned to Heaven. I see now why the believers of the first few centuries struggled with living the normal life.Continue reading “normal”
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One Allegiance
Psalm 118:22-23 A stone which the builders rejectedHas become the chief cornerstone.This came about from the Lord;It is marvelous in our eyes. As children, we find great fitment and companionship with other kids, with our teachers, and with the schools we attend. We find great comfort in being accepted and having a social environment to fit in to.Continue reading “One Allegiance”
Not So Among You
My friend Kelsey once introduced me to her dad as her pastor, a title I both love and hate. It’s a biblical term and one that I am called to. I love pastoring and shepherding people, helping them to get disentangled from the evil that seeks to entrap them. Much to my surprise, Kelsey toldContinue reading “Not So Among You”
Regardless…
Where ever we’ve been. Whatever sins we’ve committed, however dirty and ashamed we’ve become He still knows us and desires to be with us. We must simply turn to Him.
From Compartment to Fulfillment (Updated*)
One of the more difficult facets about coming out of an organized and human sustained church environment is transitioning into a life more dependent on relationship with God and with the organic group of people that God has strategically placed us in. When I received the revelation that God was calling me out of the traditional prescribedContinue reading “From Compartment to Fulfillment (Updated*)”
us being right, ever?
When infused with the person of Holy Spirit we become awoken to the weaknesses and failures of everyone around us. A fight to use that info is constantly happening, the evil one loves to come in under the guise of religious and lawful thought turning those perceptions into a very satisfying fuel for why youContinue reading “us being right, ever?”
Compromise
The spirit of Compromise uses seemingly harmless sinful desires and creates a rope to bind you up with. This process is very covert, it almost goes unnoticed to the unaware. It mimics the voice of God, but it looks like a dead cancer victim. The way you know your bound up by Compromise is thatContinue reading “Compromise”
Love Lustres At Calvary
“My Father, Enlarge my heart, warm my affections, open my lips, supply words that proclaim ‘Love lustres at Calvary.’ There grace removes my burdens and heaps them on thy Son, made a transgressor, a curse, and sin for me; There the sword of thy justice smote the man, thy fellow; There thy infinite attributes wereContinue reading “Love Lustres At Calvary”
Sometimes the only accomplishment you can point to is your own blood and guts spilled everywhere. Sometimes the death that you die for Christ feels just like that, death. All the joys and pleasures are passed up for the promise of the greater reward. Sometimes amongst the fleeting and numbered victories lies the knowing thatContinue reading
“What you know can keep you from what you need to know, if you don’t remain a novice; The revelation you have can keep you from the revelation you need, if you don’t maintain a child’s heart.” ~Bill Johnson
Collision of Kingdoms 