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Let us be willing to die for something different
I want to know the feeling of “dying” for something different. By that I mean having a desperation for something that is just more. A place where I get beyond the internet fascinations of whatever is being discussed in the moment… and the tirades… to the possible. Not the possible of what can be done in human terms, but what…
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Getting past the “high” and moving into the routine of his presence
I am Pentecostal. We live for the experience. When I see things advertised on Facebook for some Pentecostal service, youth service, etc., the hype words are always there. EPIC! UBER EPIC! CUTTING EDGE! DON’T MISS THIS ONE! (or the next one… or the next one…) I am soaking in Richard Foster’s little book, Sanctuary of the Soul, again. He relates…
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Quit praying for healing
As a Pentecostal who believes in healing, this thought strikes me today: Quit praying for healing. When Peter and John walked by the lame man in Acts 3, it wasn’t a matter of asking for healing. It wasn’t a matter of giving alms. Both were possible options in that moment. What is needed is a sensitivity to the Spirit to what to do…
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It’s just not that hard
I returned from a funeral celebrating the life of a great lady. Her husband is a tremendous influence in my life. They pastored several churches in Minnesota, and I have the privilege of pastoring a church they served many years ago. The celebration of life was amazing as we heard from grandchildren about the faithfulness of their grandmother. Grandpa and…
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The beauty of a jealous God
Deuteronomy 6 Obedience and fear are huge words and growing up they always sounded “demanding.” It’s only in the last few years that I’ve really come to understand them as loving and what God is calling Israel to is more like a marriage covenant than some list of demands. Obedience and fear are “demanding” in that there ARE rigors of…
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The need of the Church
The need of the Church is not some cleansing to make sure we have some very strict doctrinal stance memorized perfectly. Doctrine is important. Teaching is vital. Memorizing something to sound absolutely correct and then demanding that precision accuracy of everyone else is not healthy. The need of the Church is not beating our one issue social concern drums. Either…
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I’m more Israel than Moses
Israel had been in Egypt over 400 years and couldn’t wait a few days for Moses to come down the mountain with the commands of the Lord. They defaulted to what they knew: the gods of Egypt. I’m more Israel than Egypt. I don’t wait. I default. The command of the Lord is to wait. It’s not because he is…
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Too much of Egypt
You must have no other gods before me. (Ex. 20:3) The call of God to Israel was to not only be free of the outward slavery of Egypt, but to have their hearts set free as well. 400 plus years of slavery didn’t just effect their physical and mental status. It enslaved their hearts as well. The plagues on Egypt…
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Training our hands for war
Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle. (Ps. 144:1) We don’t like talk of “war,” but war is what we get when we come into true Kingdom allegiance. When we make the declaration in our lives that Jesus IS Lord, that means all other things are NOT our rulers. Our declaration of…
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Where the place of revival begins
I spread my hands out to you in prayer;my soul thirsts for you in a parched land. (Ps. 143:6) Lord, you call out to us, “Are you thirsty?” Help me to create this insatiable thirst for the power of the Spirit. A longing in my heart to cry out, “Your kingdom come!” The place of revival begins where I decide…
Category: Spiritual hunger
