September 22, 2014

Overcoming Sudden Trials

Things are going smoothly. You feel like your steps are being ordered by the Lord as He positions you to move into a new season. You’re receiving fresh revelation and insight on a daily basis, it seems. Then it happens. Some random Satanic dart finds its way into your transition-zone, and it momentarily...

September 16, 2014

Living as Kingdom Citizens

I am blessed to be an American. Living in the land of opportunity makes me thankful. Being a citizen of this country leaves me with very little excuse if I don’t follow the plan of God for my life. There’s very little chance that I could lose my life for proclaiming God’s Word on the streets or...

September 9, 2014

Staying Kingdom-focused in a #selfie -focused world

It’s way too easy to take a #selfie and put it up on every social media platform these days. Because we are inundated by the #selfie mindset, it’s only natural that this phenomena would creep into the Church. Am I calling you out if you’ve ever taken a #selfie? Absolutely not. There is nothing...

September 4, 2014

Rise up, Kingdom Voices!

If there’s ever been a time for God’s people to reach out to a diverse and desperate culture that time is now. I know the world appears hopelessly lost. I realize it looks like there’s no help in sight. But it only appears that way because the church as a whole is not in her rightful place. In...

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