From The Prophetic Etiquette Series There are two things about God that never cease to astonish me: He hides, and He reveals. And—He is very good at both. Isaiah captures this paradox in a single breath: “Truly You are God, who hide Yourself, O God of Israel, the Savior… I have not spoken in secret, […]
From The Prophetic Etiquette Series The main characteristic of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in the first century was that all the children of God “will prophesy.” Each believer would become a temple of the Holy Spirit. They would be enabled to hear God’s voice and be a spokesperson for God to […]
Jesus’ words in the Sermon on the Mount still pierce our hearts today: “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matt. 5:44). But if we’re honest, many of us have struggled with what this means in practice. Does loving our enemies mean tolerating abuse? Does turning the other cheek mean permitting injustice? Are Christians […]
Living in the Tension of Fresh Moves of God There’s something unmistakably sacred about being caught up in a fresh move of the Holy Spirit. It’s like a wind that begins to stir without warning, brushing across the landscape of your soul and waking something long asleep. The air feels charged. Hearts awaken. Hunger deepens. […]
The Astonishing Humility of God — And What It Means for Us Jesus raises the bar really high when it comes to how we are meant to treat people who think we are their enemy! One of the most compelling features of the Christian faith — especially for many in our generation — is the […]
I found myself in the middle of the beginning of a contagious move of God happening all around me. Believers were filled with the Spirit to simply and boldly proclaim, “Be like Jesus.” It became a catchphrase and started to make sense to people as a real possibility. A grass-roots people movement commenced.
It began with a vision:
A baseball player at home plate. Swinging — and missing.
Whiff after whiff. Then the voice of the Lord came:
We are hard at work writing our new book about the needed reformation of prophetic ministry. We will share a number of encounters with the Spirit of the Lord that we have had, which will be scattered throughout the book.
“Love Is Not Covetous.” In a culture driven by comparison and consumption, the apostle’s quiet command might be one of the most revolutionary calls of love in our time.
Terri and I have been on a weeklong mountain retreat, tucked into the beauty of Rocky Mountain National Park. Today we walked a long, quiet four miles together — with the sun rising through the pines and the path stretching ahead like a living metaphor.
