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The Joy of Being a Tiny Paintbrush

One of the most character-forming lessons I’m learning this season came from my spiritual grandfather. He shared a simple analogy that recalibrated my internal compass. It’s so profound in its simplicity that I want to memorialize it here. It begins in Romans 8.

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Tickle Monster — When Itching Ears Become Open Doors

We’re living in a moment where the Church is watching reports of prophetic deception, manipulation, and people being misled by “words” that were never from the Lord. But this message is not about them. It’s about us. Because deception doesn’t only require a persuasive speaker, it requires an unguarded appetite.

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Submission

If the idea of submitting is hard, you’re not alone. A common misconception is to believe that submission is a state of forced surrender. This may be true in the octagon, but as co-heirs with Christ, “we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 6:12).

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The Cave, The Ship and The Lighthouse

If I want God do to something in my life He has never done before, I must be willing to pray something that I have never prayed before. This is a story about faith and fearlessness, or at least the journey that led me to discover how to exercise and operate in these divine inheritances (Romans 12:3. 2 Timothy 1:7). In this three part saga, I revisit the miraculous series of events that led me and my wife to Free Chapel.

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True Grit: Rubbing People the Right Way

I’m thankful for sandpaper people. They are the ones who speak a word of correction into my life whether I like it or not. They get my attention when I’m distracted and point me to Jesus. It was after a recent encounter with one of these sandy friends that I began to ask God, “Have I been like sandpaper to someone? And if so, what kind of sandpaper person and I? Most importantly, what kind of sandpaper person do You want me to be?”

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Jezebel, Part 1: Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead

Part 1 of this 4 part series includes a historical introduction about the spirit of Jezebel, some amusing analogies, and some personal testimonies.

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Jezebel, Part 2: What Is Wrong with Pornography?

Perhaps my favorite chapter in the series, part 2 addresses the consequences of pornography and the importance of deliverance.

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Jezebel, Part 3: Strategies of Spiritual Warfare

Part 3 explores practical strategies of spiritual warfare as well as faith-building exercises.

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Jezebel, Part 4: Confronting the Darkness + Q & A

Part 4 confronts the spirit of Jezebel through Biblical application. The series concludes with some real questions and some real answers.

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Pride Is the Root

We are all born innocent but into a sinful world. As children, when we know right from wrong and choose wrong, we eat our first seed of pride. Once that seed is allowed to germinate within our spirit, it begins to solidify through a network of iniquitous roots like unforgiveness, bitterness, fear, anger, and offenses of every kind. Learn how to let go.