Category Archives: Church life

Posts, comments, discussions, and encouragements about sharing life with the Lord’s people.

The Song of the Season

I believe this song, with one tweak, is the song of the season. The tweak was to change the individual references of “me” (for example) to community references of “us”; to expand the psalm-like prayer into a more transcendent cry … Continue reading

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Which is greater? Jesus or the bible?

I’m writing this commentary because so many Christian men that I have chatted with over the years seem to aggressively elevate the importance of “right doctrine” and “correct theology” to an idolatrous level, in my opinion. In John 5:39, Jesus … Continue reading

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The Source of All Dysfunction

Unless there’s a severe mental or personality disorder involved, there’s one thing that is the source of all dysfunction. These 2 scriptures give us clues: 1) [Psa 19:1 NKJV] 1 …The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament … Continue reading

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Marriage Troubles?

I know there’s a lot of people who are struggling in their marriages, and that’s so important because marriage and family are the front-line battleground. The enemy brings it to us here, because marriage and family is THE God-designed vehicle … Continue reading

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The Doorway into the New Covenant

Some thoughts on experiencing the manifestation of the kingdom of God in our everyday lives.   The doorway to experiencing the grace, power, glory, goodness, provision, salvation, deliverance, abundance, healing, peace, restoration, etc of the New Covenant is …   … Continue reading

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Worried about false teachers?

Many people in the church seem to be concerned about false teaching/teachers, etc.  So I did a quick bible study on the word “beware” in the NT, and it’s pretty revealing. The most mentions of the word “beware” are in … Continue reading

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Rise Up, O Men of God!

1. Rise up, O men of God! Have done with lesser things. Give heart and mind and soul and strength to serve the King of kings. 2. Rise up, O men of God! The kingdom tarries long. Bring in the … Continue reading

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Commentary on male/female relationships

I’ve had a number of conversations with folks about some of the male-female relational dynamics that are being discussed and/or pondered as a result of their perspectives gained from reading a book titled Sacred Union, Sacred Passion.  And so I … Continue reading

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Breaking Through – Vision of the latex walls

I saw a hallway, and down the length of the hall were periodically spaced latex walls that went floor-to-ceiling, and wall-to-wall.  The latex was very thin, and looked like the kind that surgical rubber gloves are made of. Once the scene … Continue reading

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Jesus is…Chief Shepherd

Peter 5:1-4 – The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: Shepherd the flock of … Continue reading

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