Lance Wallnau says that humility is not really much of a virtue if you have never done anything of significance. It is only an accomplishment to be humble when you have something you could be bragging about. Whether humility is appropriate or not, boldness usually is. We have reasons to be bold before the throne of our King and before […]
As stated in “Boldness in Heaven,” Lance Wallnau says that humility is not really much of a virtue if you have never done anything of significance. It is only an accomplishment to be humble when you have something you could be bragging about. Whether humility is appropriate or not, boldness usually is. We have reasons to be bold before the […]
“You must not hate your brother in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him. Do not take revenge or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.(Leviticus 19:17-18 HCSB ©®) “You have heard that it was said, Love your neighbor and hate […]
Leaders must have faith. Effective leaders act on their faith, including influencing others to have faith. Even effective leaders are not required to have their faith in the right thing, though. Get your Story straight. Be an awesome leader.
In the New Testament, prophesying seems to function in three basic actions. One is announcing the future (Acts 11:28), one is commanding something to happen (Acts 3:6), and one is interpreting events or circumstances, either by use of a Scripture, a word from the Spirit of the Lord, or both (Acts 15:12-21). When His disciples asked Jesus to increase their […]
Jesus avoided pointless warfare and misery (John 11:41-54). He rebuked Peter, though, for suggesting that He avoid sacrifice (Matthew 16:17-23). When we learn the differences between misery we have brought on ourselves by mistakes, misery that is simply torment of our enemies that sometimes doesn’t even need to be answered, and misery that is what Paul called “suffering for you”: […]
Unity among humans is profoundly powerful. Yahweh said that the fools who elected Nimrod as their leader could do anything they decided to do, because they had one mind and one language (Genesis 11). Unity in the body of Jesus is even more powerful than what is possible among mere humans! When pastors agree to move together on a project, […]
Some of my friends are queer. Not because they are queer, but “anyway.” If someone asks me what I think about homosexuality, my reply is that I believe Yahweh has caused His design of humanity to cause it to fail to reproduce, so that it will not increase. It is sterile. Some of my other friends hate queers. Usually because […]
John was sent ahead of Jesus to announce His approach – to introduce Him (Matthew 3:1-4). John’s introduction was limited to how Jesus fit into the only revelation John had: the law given to the Jews through Moses (Matthew 3:7-17). His revelation did not include what the coming Kingdom would look like, so he apparently expected it to look like […]
Usually, if I am overhearing half a conversation by being present with one of the participants while they talk on a phone with the other participant, I have questions when the conversation ends. You have the same limitations when you read a letter that was written as part of a discussion. The letter is just longer, and the conversation is […]