There is a supernatural strengthening to the people of the final generation that is different than any other generation before. I see the dots but don’t quite have the language to connect them, so bare with me as I fumble through this, and hopefully we’ll all end up on the same page by the end.
Theory: […]

Regardless of your reputation, the difference between being dead or alive on the inside is a matter of rejoicing greatly. Not rejoicing that you’re alive - though that is a worthy reason - but rejoicing greatly in God.
In John 3, Mr. the Baptist lists three occupations of a friend of the Bridegroom. They (1) Stand, […]

When I was in high school my friend and I would show up 30 minutes early, two days a week and prayer walk the halls of our school.
It wasn’t a lot. It wasn’t out-of-control radical, but after three years we logged many hours of prayer.
Going to public or private school is difficult. I actually have […]

Other than being something that neither you nor I have much of, it’s amazing how time plays out in regards to righteousness and evil.
Believe it or not, time works differently for us when we spend it towards Godliness than when we spend it towards sin.
The Urgency for Righteousness
There is an urgency to spend our […]

The other night I was over at a friend’s house with a group of people. Also known as a party.
The host, we’ll call him Bob, is quite the story teller. But the good kind. The kind that when he starts on a story everyone else starts listening. The kind that never touches his food, and […]

Something that stood out to me today: Daniel 9:20 -
Now while I was speaking, praying, and confessing my sin … yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel … reached me.”
The words that affect us the most are the words that come out of our own mouths. There is power in what we […]

I got an email yesterday from someone wanting to get a commentary that covered the whole Bible, and they asked what I would recommend. Although I haven’t read either of these, I have many friends who have. So these two Bible Handbooks come highly recommended. I thought this would be a good place to share […]

I have recently been mowed over by my own ignorance. For years and years I have had grandiose aspirations of leadership within ministry and the Kingdom of God. I’ve gone through the “trick God by pretending you don’t want to be a leader, and then He’ll make you one” season and figured out that wasn’t […]

Primarily when doing ministry, but this can apply to many areas of our lives.
You can tell if you’re in a Spirit of Worship when:
1. You are doing it unto God
2. You are doing it for others - Radical Servant-hood
3. You are trying to be excellent
You can tel when you’re in a Spirt of performance when:
1. […]