In A Wind In The House of Islam, by missiologist David Garrison (©2014 WIGTake Resources), many former Muslims from many nations who converted to following Jesus were interviewed and asked about their conversion experiences. In one of the testimonies, a man stated that he had been a leader over 4 mosques, and was training 300 Islamic teachers. One day, a […]
I am convinced that the real nature of the ekklesia in the earth is that it is made up of the real relationships we have with other believers, especially those relationships through which Kingdom work is being produced. I wonder how much more we would be capable of in our work if we were to frequently examine our relationships with […]
An acorn looks absolutely nothing like an oak tree, except maybe in similarity of color. Yet, hidden in the identity of an acorn is perhaps a thousand oak trees, if the little nut’s story goes well. Who you are after being born of Yahweh was very well hidden by the identity of who you were when born of your parents. […]
A congregation recently handed what was left of their resources (including their buildings) to another congregation that is growing. The older congregation had been growing smaller and smaller because they had not grasped this truth: As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow Me!” So […]
Membership at the Y means you pay your dues and get your card. You never have to show up to exercise or swim. Membership at the local Baptist congregation means you got baptized or brought a letter as evidence that you were baptized already. Walk down front and ask to join. The Presbyterians vote on whether to let you be […]
Where should we worship this Sunday? “Sir,” the woman replied, “I see that You are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, yet you Jews say that the place to worship is in Jerusalem.” Jesus told her, “Believe Me, woman, an hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You Samaritans […]
Many psychiatrists think wrongly that we are only two-part beings. One part is physical, the other is some combination of soul and spirit, something that is intangible or untouchable, but which undeniably exists. The fact that they cannot perceive the difference between soul and spirit accounts for the fact that they have only two avenues of assistance to persons in […]
He also said to the one who had invited Him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, don’t invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, or your rich neighbors, because they might invite you back, and you would be repaid. On the contrary, when you host a banquet, invite those who are poor, maimed, lame, or blind. And you […]
The impossibilities of being able to see Christ revealed in the believers around us and of being able to see Him revealed in ourselves should be yoked together in our minds. We should expect Him to be able to do things through us all that are beyond our abilities, our qualifications, and our worthiness. We should expect Him to be […]
The government of the newly formed United States of America was founded on a document that outlined and detailed what constituted its identity and its powers. The document is a descriptive “constitution,” or list of ingredients for its recipe. The government of the early ekklesias of Christ did not have such a document. It had Spirit-led leaders who gathered to […]