A New Era Foundation
I had a dream. I’m walking through a museum of entertainment with a guide. Each display in this exhibit involves a very famous song or scene. In each case, the singer, director, or person in charge didn’t want to include the song or scene. Yet, the song or scene became the most famous of the […]
Esau – Deal with It, Fathers!
The Cycle of Bitterness Grief comes from loss. The full cycle produces hope in believers. The cycle of bitterness begins with false expectation. We never get what we expect when it is a false expectation. That loss cycle continues. We grieve the loss of something that was never ours in the first place. We […]
New Era Pioneering
We are facing new enemies on new turf. We need superior weapons and warriors. We need every person in the wagon train operating in warfare even though only a few are elite warriors. Everyone is in a strategic battle – physical, family, financial, fellowship, and philosophical. The deepest and most intimate aspects of your lives […]
The Father Sees More than You Do
When fathers discern your purpose, they will see something you cannot see. They speak of the ultimate as if it is real. They learn this from God. God speaks to Abraham as a father of nations. God deals with Abraham as a father of nations. God deals with Sodom and Gomorrah after speaking with […]
Kingdom Culture: A New Reformation
Government deals with evil-doers. Support the government as God’s servant to surround kingdom culture with political freedom. Government is God’s terror to those that do evil. Within the kingdom, the King’s way of doing right attracts the soul of man to a better way of life. Around the kingdom, God’s structures of grace maintain a […]
Kingdom Culture: Relational Dynamics
God designed the relational covenants for kingdom culture. They operate on principles, processes, and protocols consistent with the King’s leadership. He is a King. He is completely involved. He designed and defined these relational dynamics. He operates within His kingdom with them in mind. He does not shift kingdom culture to accommodate existing culture. That […]
Kingdom Culture: Marriage
Relational Dynamics God began kingdom with Adam and Eve. He started by differentiating male and female and creating kingdom covenant marriage. The kingdom culture operates with relational dynamics. The primary relational dynamic is kingdom covenant marriage. The microcosm of kingdom is not a nuclear family. The relational dynamics of God’s oikos include lineage. Relational covenants […]
Fathering Models
The Consumer Model A fathering model for modern church consumers begins with “What do I want?” The children then design and define relational dynamics based upon perceived needs. Fathers written into the script of potential receive no honor in this scenario. They redefine honor to fit the script. Honor simply means, “I will give you […]
The Graduates
In this vision, I am on my way to a graduation. The graduation is unlike anything I’ve seen before. No mortar hats and gowns from Druid and Masonic influences upon the measurement of educational achievement were visible. (I offer this without condemnation of present practices, but include it to be true to the vision.) The […]
Ten Things I am Doing as We Enter a New Era
1. I am looking for nothing else but the original design and definition of Jesus for Ecclesia. This generation will restore the design and definition of ekklesia. Here’s what we will do: We will battle against the trends of modern church-anity and church-growth-ism gone awry. We will recognize the difference between the accumulation of believers […]