Family Style

Ministries that run like families are much more productive and do a much better job of both making mistakes and manifesting the Kingdom of Heaven than ministries that run like ant farms. When your relationship with the body of Jesus is made up of your relationships with people, you gain and give more life in the process than when it […]

Good Religion

Wikipedia, the modern displacer of almost all encyclopedias, includes this statement in its definition of “religion:” “…there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion.” No wonder I have felt so much like it was not a problem to have a different definition for the word “religion” from almost everyone. It is as vague and multi-identitied as “world […]

Women in Ministry

The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When He comes, He will explain everything to us.”“I am He,” Jesus told her, “the One speaking to you.”  (John 4:25-26 Holman Christian Standard Bible ©®) Jesus announced to a woman from a Samaritan town that He is Messiah. She was expecting Messiah to appear […]

Happy Birthday

Probably I am late, but whatever day it was, celebrate for a few minutes the day you were born of Yahweh. It was quite an event. Worthy of much consideration and giving of thanks. Spirits in Heaven are still impressed over it! Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to His great mercy, He has […]

How Long, O Lord?

When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those slaughtered because of God’s word and the testimony they had. They cried out with a loud voice: “O Lord, holy and true, how long until You judge and avenge our blood from those who live on the earth?” (Revelation 6:9-11 from Holman Christian Standard Bible […]

Jesus, Remember Me

Shouldn’t it seem strange to us that no one was asking Jesus when He would start His church? The magi were looking for a King Who was worthy to be worshiped. The disciples wanted to have a place of authority in His Kingdom. The thief who was crucified with Him was looking toward His Kingdom. The two things that Jesus […]

The Kingdom and the Name

But when they believed Philip, as he proclaimed the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. (Acts 8:12-13 Holman Christian Standard Bible ®©) Philip preached the Kingdom and the Name. If that raises questions in your mind, like, “why didn’t he preach salvation?”, please search for the answers […]

The Ekklesia of Christ is Like…

No two families are exactly alike. The cultural, economic, educational and geographical influences change things drastically from one to another, and many other dynamics have positive or negative impacts. The leadership style is based on the leader’s (or leaders’) strengths and weaknesses. The tribe’s history makes its mark, too. Congregations of the ekklesia are different in the same way. The […]