Leaders: Let’s Not Believe Our Own Press Clippings
Years ago my brother Andy told me how he met the Lord. His ninth grade locker partner Kevin was the school drug dealer. Then Kevin had a bad trip on …
Beliefs of the Heart
Is Modern Worship Sort of Like A Cocaine Rush?
I once met with a man—let’s call him Adam—who described himself as a, “recovering charismatic.” His mother fanatically—maybe frenetically—flitted from …
My Journey into Learning How God Gives Direction
I used to be a partner and employee of a successful software company. Eight years ago I heard God tell me to leave it. But he didn’t tell me where to …
Today I Heard God Tell Me, “You Dah Man”
Years ago I worked with a man who had an insatiable desire to impress. When he gave presentations, he never used a one-syllable word when a …
I Think Hidden Beliefs Are Crippling Most Believers
Consider with me how the Garden of Eden was lost. The serpent said, “God knows that when you eat [the forbidden fruit] …, you will be like God” (Gen. …
The Calling Driven church – Putting Meat on the Bones
Several readers raised questions in response to, I Long for a Calling Driven church. The key questions (so far) are: What does it look like to “hear” …
I Long for a Calling Driven church
At a prayer group in 1988, I felt urged to pray over a man. As I prayed I felt God say, “If this man left this prayer group, it would make no …
Confessions of a Man with a Sick Identity
My wife Carla almost died on our honeymoon. Traveling to Colorado for a two week vacation, we spent Sunday night in Iowa. The next morning Carla …
The Wonder of the Ascension
A couple of weeks ago Christians celebrated the Ascension of Jesus. Do you ever wonder why we celebrate the Ascension? I understand celebrating the …
The Heresy of Wonder-less Theology
I wonder sometimes if the greatest problem facing the modern church is a lack of wonder. When we were kids, all kinds of experiences brought wonder. …
Imagination, Intimacy, and Hearing God
I’m discovering that meditation is one of the most powerful ways to hear God. No, “powerful” isn’t a strong enough word. Meditation may be the most …
To Be, or to Do, that is the question
God is speaking to me again—I resist this message—about Being before Doing. I mix them up. I bet you do too. It is so “natural” to work (do) those …