Jesus was quite willing to break a law or two if it meant being faithful to the way of love.

I lose respect for leaders who argue with people online, no matter the subject. There's an adolescence revealed when someone is willing to spend precious time fighting with avatars.

Telling people how large your church is AND being asked how large your church is - a sign of the unhealthy ways we measure.

One of the most important traits to develop for relational maturity is the act of curiousity and careful listening. Rather than listening to correct and instruct, we listen to connect and explore.

Constantine was not formed into the image of Christ, but the image of Christ was malformed into the image of Constantine.

Looking forward to speaking at this event in Minneapolis. UNDERSTANDING BURNOUT: How to face weariness and woundedness in the helping professions When: Thursday, June 26th 6:30-8:30pm agileresourcenetwork.com/burnout/?fbcli…

If there's anything that we wish to change in another person, we should first examine ourselves to remember how difficult our own road of change has been. ~ Carl Jung

Jesus DID NOT say "come follow me and I will make you fighters of men." When did we start interpreting Jesus as a culture warrior?

The Powers and Principalities drop bombs. The People of God bless their enemies.

Prophetic work is much more than call-outs and mic-drops. Prophetic work is full bodied—lay on your side for 390 days, take a prostitute as a wife, build a 20,000 ft ark, wander around naked, eat a scroll, dine with sinners. The true Prophet is incarnational.

There is a Reformation rumbling just below the surface and it's disrupting the Sunday-centric, consumer-oriented, top-down, moral-political project of Evangelicalism.

We dont "accomplish things for God" but we can be attentive to God while trying to accomplish things.

For too many Pastors their emotional stability is married to the Church—when their church is growing, they feel successful, when their church is stagnet, they feel like a failure. We must find ourselves hidden in Christ, not on the roller coaster of our competency.

I realize it isn't this simple. However, we all know by experience that this rings true. This is an important consideration for anyone who teaches or trains. Is there any doubt the church needs to rethink how we "preach"? Remember, education is about learning, not teaching.

I really wish God-fearing meant Jesus-following. I meet so many folks who "fear God" but don't seek to practice the actual words and ways of Jesus.