I was at Camp Daniel teaching songwriters about songwriting and the music industry and it was so cool to hear this story from Tony, Daniel’s father. Tony did not want his son to have a rare disease causing him to suffer, struggle to breathe or be bound to a wheelchair. But Daniel and Daniels’ parents didn’t turn anger towards God. They didn’t just wait until God delivered them from their situation. They asked… {read more}
Read MoreGod has truly made us. He made us. We are His art, the product of His craftsmanship. This simple truth should dispel all lies of shame and disparaging victim mentality. When Genesis 1:27 really starts to settle in, that God breathed the God-breath into us and made us in His likeness in order to replicate HIS LIKENESS on the earth, we find ourselves in a posture of incredible gratitude. The sense of wonder overtakes as we discover our divine purpose to extend Eden and cultivate the ways of God in the world around us!
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Read MoreConstantine, who was a Roman soldier, won victory in battle and became the Roman Emperor and contributed his success to the Christian God and immediately institutionalized Christianity. It became the religion on the Roman Empire.
Which you’d think that’d be good right? Institutionalize Christianity. Mandate faith.
No. It forced people to elevate man and the Arch Bishops and the Priests and “The Church” became a place where you went to get married, a place where you dedicate your child, a place and not a movement, an institution comprised of buildings and hierarchy instead of a family of God, children of God caring for one another. All across America today, we still have buildings where you…
Read MoreWhat God was saying to me was “Why don’t you let Me into that space of your heart that still craves fulfillment in that area?” I pulled the car over to respond. No really I did. I pulled over and said “Ok God why does this matter to me? Is my desire for…
Read MoreI recall giving a prophetic word to a young man about his prayer to impact men in his house in a men’s group. He was afraid he wasn’t good enough (but his wife “was good enough”) and simply hadn’t said yes. The Lord gave me a word of knowledge about it and I shared it with him. I told him “You ARE good enough because Jesus is good enough. You will lead men and you will…
Read MoreI used to go to church but just don’t want to go back. I was hurt when the pastor asked me to …
Read MorePatterns of thought can be incredibly helpful or detrimental. A myriad of research has come out in recent years on neural pathways. What science is showing is that the Bible was right. We can be renewed in our mind and in our way of thinking. We all have a “way” of thinking, in fact, many ways. Some of those patterns formed when we observed our parents, and without knowing it, we emulated them. Some of those patterns developed through trauma. When we…
Read MoreI imagine you’re like me and you want to be as effective as possible. We all want God to say to us “Well done good and faithful servant...” We want Him pleased with us. So often though, we get caught up in the whirlwind of daily and weekly tasks, that we don’t do something essential. The Bible gives us an interesting piece of advice when it comes to life and to the idea of effectivness and/or leadership.
Read MoreJesus was poised. He took between her and judgment. He wasn’t shaken by the crowd of Pharisees who were circled around him, stones in the air. He could’ve been afraid that He too would be stoned to death. But He knew He could trust the Father to protect Him; He was doing the Father’s will.
Read MoreI’ve always loved trees. There’s just something about them. They feel almost eternal to me. I know they’re not. I know they do eventually die but did you know that many of them live hundreds of years? Many trees are seen and enjoyed by multiple generations. Shortly after I married Danielle, I remember seeing my father in law out back planting some small cherry and walnut trees. I walked out to say Hi and asked.. Are you going to sell these in like 15 years or what? How long does this investment take? He said, Well, they’re not…
Read MoreThe church is a group of people who are overjoyed that they are forgiven of their sins, past, present and future. They are so grateful that Jesus was willing to forgive them and give them right standing with Father God again. This gratitude displays itself in humility. The church is a group of individuals who gather to worship God in a place dedicated to Him. The church is the believers leaving that building to show the love of God to the world. The church is …
Read MoreSonship is the key. I’m excited to share an excerpt from my new book, The Process of a Leader. In it, I talk about my own fears and worries, my own dreams and wonders. I share about how God has continually reminded me that my joy comes in knowing Jesus and that there’s a sense of faith that must be expressed through faithful obedience.
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