Prophets

Things Are All Better Now…Really?

June 10, 2010

I just signed up for the daily comic strip at Dilbert.com. My dad got me into it and now I’m hooked up for daily laughs.But usually there’s sad truth behind some of what is so funny and here’s a good example:It’s truly a sad thing when people/leaders find comfort or even self-validation just because they [...]

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Prophetic Heartbreak (Why I Follow Jesus)

April 2, 2010

It’s Good Friday and I want to step outside of my general practice and share more personally about what I’m thinking about this Easter season. One of my pet peaves is being at Christian “outreach” events in which a guest speaker speaks and does a Q & A and then in about two thirds of [...]

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Prophetic Hope

January 9, 2010

I found the following reference that speaks to a common theme of this blog…prophetic functioning in leadership and community: “In response to the lack of faithful living, the prophets in their teaching bring a message of hope, anger, and courage that the great North African teacher Augustine described: “Hope has two lovely daughters, anger and [...]

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Prophets or Posers? – Watch Out!

July 24, 2009

This entry is part 7 of 10 in the series Prophets or Posers

Matthew 7:15 – 23 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good [...]

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Prophets or Posers? Fallacy #4

July 18, 2009

This entry is part 5 of 10 in the series Prophets or Posers

Here is the 4th prophetic logical fallacy in the series I’ve been doing on “prophets or posers?”: “I’m functioning prophetically because I’m cutting edge and the people around me are old school and behind the times.” Counterpoint: You might just be heading the wrong direction in a faster and more fashionable or trendy way. It [...]

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Prophets or Posers? Fallacy #3

July 14, 2009

This entry is part 4 of 10 in the series Prophets or Posers

Here is prophetic logical fallacy #3 in the series I’ve been doing on “prophets or posers?”: “Since God ‘anointed me’ or placed me in the position of leader, then my convictions and insights about reality and truth have more authority and weight to them (in terms of being right, not in terms of their impact [...]

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Prophets or Posers? Fallacy #2

July 8, 2009

This entry is part 3 of 10 in the series Prophets or Posers

In continuing this brief blog series on prophets or posers, here is prophetic logical fallacy #2: “If I’m clearly right on one thing (in my mind), then God must be on my side and I’m likely on the side of truth in other things as well.” Counterpoint: You might be right about one thing, but [...]

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Prophets or Posers? – Part 1

July 2, 2009

This entry is part 1 of 10 in the series Prophets or Posers

I’m going to do something that I don’t do very often, launch a series of posts on a particular topic. My goal is to keep them somewhat short. Over the years I’ve heard many people claim that they have prophetic gifting. Whether it be from a spiritual gifts inventory, self-designation, or a casual statement from [...]

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Wicked (Yes – Spoilers Included)

November 16, 2007

While this happened well over a month ago, I never got a chance to share a few thoughts from the experience. The group I coached this summer at the leadership track chipped in and gave Christine and I tickets to see Wicked as an appreciation gift. It was very generous. Though I didn’t feel very [...]

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