THE STONE OF A RELIGIOUS SPIRIT

This morning, I saw something I had not noticed in previous readings of chapter 8 of John’s Gospel. The chapter begins with a story of a woman caught in adultery. People picked up stones to kill her. The chapter ends with a similar response from people who did not...

DISCERNING CHANGE

Not all change, no matter how lofty or socially appealing it might appear, is for our good. We must discover the birthing place where seeds of change were originally planted so we can discern what kind of crop we will harvest in the future. The Greek word “meta” means...

A DEMON UNDER EVERY ROCK

There’s a lot of demonizing going on of late. Politicians have recently demonized an entire voting block who oppose their agenda calling them a threat to democracy. Some people are building ministries on the demonization of fellow believers who hold a slightly...

OVERCOMING THE BOTS

So much of what we take in and assume is valid and truthful information has been manipulated. Algorithmic bots are tailoring the news and censoring opposing opinions that are contrary to the wishes of the ones doing the programming. We are being herded. As an example,...

MAKING THE TURN

The Church is living amid a season of tremendous social change. In that change is the potential for great Kingdom harvest and expansion if we align ourselves with the workings of God’s Spirit. At this time, two histories are running parallel to each other – one...