THE NEXT GUTENBERG MOMENT

I remember living in Germany and entering a museum to see Gutenberg’s press that printed the first bible. Because Scripture could now be printed, not hand-written, a printed bible could be placed in the hands of the members of a congregation, and not remain chained to...

WHAT CONCERNS US?

From time to time, it is important to evaluate what motivates our personal faith and ministry. We are in one of those times. The only way to engage that process of evaluation with integrity is to look at the life of Jesus and those who immediately followed Him to...

A DISRUPTIVE FAITH

A perilous juncture is created when a religious spirit and a political spirit join forces and become allies. This is an intersection where these two spirits join their energies and gather willing participants who choose to believe a narrative that at first glance...

In the Course of Freedom

I wrote the following on January 5 of this year. I didn’t publish the article at the time and placed it in an unpublished file. When I wrote the article, I sensed something was coming that could give what I wrote a greater clarity. This morning, I was led to...

WHY AM I HERE?

In the last 7 years since leaving the pastorate, my preaching-teaching assignment has changed. I now carry a word from the Lord for a season and preach its core message wherever I speak. The same is true for my writing. The messages are now more a mixture of prophetic...