In my previous blog, I made the point that talking about vision in many cases has become practice in futility. We have mistaken fantasy for vision and used popular buzz words to make ourselves appear to be great men and women of faith. For years I’ve been told that all Christian leaders have to have [...]
For years I’ve been told that Christian leaders need to have a vision. “Where there is no vision the people perish, (Proverbs 29:18)” has been preached to me more times than I can count. “What’s your vision, brother?” seems to be one of the favorite questions we ask each other at ministerial gatherings; one that [...]
Discipleship starts at different points in every individual’s life. Every person is different. We all begin our spiritual journeys at different starting points. Therefore, discipleship has to be customized. One size DOES NOT fit all. Discipleship is not a formula. It’s not a set recipe. People are not computers and no discipleship program will upload [...]
One of the biggest dangers that Christians face is thinking inside the proverbial religious box. When we talk about “a great move of God” or “revival,” we often contextualize it inside a church building. We get visions of people coming to a building, worshipping God, hearing a fiery evangelist and flooding the altar for prayer. [...]
When the children of Israel needed water, God gave it to them. His servant Moses took his shepherd’s staff and struck a particular rock in the desert. Out gushed fresh, cool water for the thirsty masses. They were filled and satisfied on their journey. A few weeks later the children of Israel were thirsty again. [...]
