Our Gospel mandate is nothing less than the present (and increasing) Kingdom of God manifest on earth. Too often we’ve settled for false finish-lines captured most notably in phrases like, “The gospel of salvation” or “The gospel of the church”. As incredible as the miracle of salvation and God’s design for the ecclesia is, when […]
What’s the problem with hierarchical leadership? Can I shoot from the hip? We’re not built for it. We’re not designed to handle positional power or the celebrity-like adulation that often stems from it. It is simply not how God created us. Have you ever tried to play football with a brick or run your car […]
A penny for your thoughts: Why did God take Israel out of Egypt? God heard the cry of His people and sent Moses to bring them out of Egyptian bondage. Besides their obvious freedom from oppression, the question is why? (Hint: yes, this is all about the priesthood of all believers). Most people would answer […]
What is the crying need of our age? When Jesus looked out at the masses, He was moved with compassion for them, “because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd” (Matthew 9:36). The crying need in Jesus’ day remains the crying need of ours: shepherd-hearted leaders1. Or, as the Bible calls them, […]
As recipients of the grace of God, our greatest pleasure lies in being a child of God. This is both an issue of identity and relationship. Our identity is anchored in the Father-heart of God and all essence flows from the relationship we have with Him as a functional father in our lives. As a […]
I am fully persuaded that this is one of the most profound questions of our day. “Where are the sons?” It seems that in almost every culture on this war-torn planet, the role of the father is smudged, ridiculed, distorted or even erased from society. An orphan spirit of epic proportions lies at the decayed […]