If we’re to live life that is glorious
We must believe God is now One with us
When power I lose
I’m still free to choose
For I can align with His plan for us
Category Archives: Editorial
Repost: God Anointed You (Pure Glory)
StandardIncredibly relevant and timely post from Pure Glory (as usual 🙂 as we are declaring Luke 4/Isaiah 61 over our church and family this year.
Continue reading2023 Prabhakar/John Declarations
StandardTogether with the Spirit of the Lord, we declare 2023 the year of the Lord’s favor for our family.
Continue readingDivorcing the War on Marriage
StandardIn the conservative Christian circles I live in, we often talk about the war on marriage: how the laws of our culture must uphold the biblical pattern against those who would seek to redefine it.
While that may be true, we seem to be ignoring a painful reality. The church lost that same war decades ago: on the issue of divorce. Maybe we should take the time to understand why before we make the same mistakes all over again.
Continue readingHonoring Bill Johnson
StandardBill Johnson of Bethel Church in Redding is truly one of God’s greatest gifts to the 21st century church. At a time when many (perhaps most) Christians unthinkingly accept the brokenness of this world as “just the way things are”, He has both preached and practiced the vital truth that Christ came to give us victorious life.
He has led Bethel for decades with humility, integrity, and compassion — including a perhaps unprecedented openness to raising up and blessing other leaders. I wish more leaders were like him.
But to be honest, sometimes he drives me crazy.
Continue readingSex 107B. #JuliasRoom: Feeling a False Pretext
Standard“Loving Julia” (Sex 107, not posted here) is the short story of a rich businessman seducing a beautiful young actress. He succeeds — but not in the way he wanted.
Continue readingWADACAM! Men’s Weekend (Fall 2022)
StandardDetails TBD: Probably Labor Day Weekend somewhere in Northern California
WADACAM! Weekend Workshop is a mashup spiritual retreat and boot camp. The goal is to equip men to succeed in their most important and difficult challenges (i.e., relationships). We do this by tapping into the power of the cross via an innovative small group process known as Rings of Reconciling (pronounced “RoR!”).
Continue readingA Reason to Rejoice
StandardUpdate: Through a series of miracles, I am starting my dream job on July 25th as Director of Product at Quilt Data, after less than four weeks unemployed. Thanks for your prayers!
Yesterday I was laid off from the startup I’ve worked at for the last six years.
I am incredibly privileged to be a highly-educated tech worker in a growing industry, from a (formerly) two-income family. But it still hurts. Especially since we haven’t really recovered (financially or emotionally) from my prior layoff.
Which is why this post today from my friends at Pure Glory really spoke to me. Rather than reacting out of fear and dread, I choose to believe God is using this crisis to confront the doubt, deceptions, and division that have stolen my joy and crippled my impact.
Because the only thing truly standing in the way of my destiny is my own sin. So I rejoice that God is using these challenging circumstances to bless, purify and heal me in ways I could never imagine.
No matter how much it hurts.
by Apostle Gabriel Cross God is going deep to heal each one of us. God is dealing with the deep things in your spirit, the hidden things in your …
The Healing Hand Of The Lord
For Father’s Day (From Andrew Williams)
StandardThis Father’s Day (and Juneteenth) I am reblogging a post from my friend and hero, Andrew Williams.
Dear Dad, I know it’s been since 2009 that you’ve been gone. My hope is to see you again in heaven some day. I am writing a letter that has been …
For Father’s Day: An Open Letter to My Father
A Covenant for Renewal
StandardLord, unify your family, starting with mine.
Continue readingReblog: THE HIDDEN BLESSING IN THE DECAY OF THE WORLD SYSTEM
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Sam said it better than I could myself:
For the first time, perhaps in their entire lifetimes, Christians may no longer feel entirely at home in the world. Indeed, many of us may feel like strangers in a strange land. And that is exactly as it should be.
THE HIDDEN BLESSING IN THE DECAY OF THE WORLD SYSTEM
Being Human: A Curriculum (reposted)
StandardOver on my “technical” blog, I propose rethinking spirituality as a “job to be done,” against which various religious traditions and rituals can be measured. Feedback welcome!
Reframing spirituality as the culturally-neutral, teachable practice of becoming more human, as expressed in: 3 Capabilities, 4 Attributes, 12 Learning Outcomes
Being Human: A Curriculum
Playlist DBJ-2021B-LOVE: Loving More Like Jesus
Standard- Wedding at Cana: John 2:1-11
- Woman Caught in Adultery: John 8:1-11
- Rich Young Ruler: Mark 10:17-31
- Unforgiving Servant: Matthew 18:15-35
- Washing Disciples Feet: John 13:1-17
- Fruit of the Vine: John 15:1-17
- Jubilee (Review & Commission)
DRAFT: DBJ Challenge Statement
StandardMy current best understanding of what we are trying to accomplish in DBJ.
- Learn and model what it means to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Jesus in a nominally Christianized culture.
- Develop a “Jesus Study” format where people who think they know Jesus and the Bible encounter the living Messiah by soaking together in Scripture and the Spirit
- Leverage the unprecedented global adoption of video conferencing for publicly practicing fellowship and repentance, in order to draw others to the cross of Christ rather than church buildings.
Sign Up Now! Experience Discipling by Jesus during Lent 2021
StandardTickets now available for our inaugural season, starting February 25th/26th
Discipling by Jesus is a novel public co-devotional format, where we help each other learn and demonstrate how to keep growing closer to Jesus, via His Word & Spirit, Body & Blood. We come together online for seven weeks to read, meditate, journal, and respond to how Jesus discipled Peter in the gospels.
Continue reading2/13 Show Notes for Inspired Stewardship
StandardIt was immense privilege to be interviewed Scott Maderer for the February 13th episode of the Inspired Stewardship Podcast. We discussed my crazy career journey, helpful spiritual practices, and how I want to be remembered a century from now.
Below are links to some of the resources and concepts I discussed.
Continue readingPlaylist DBJ-2021A-TROP: The Redemption of Peter
Standard[Shout out to blog reader Kate for pushing me to publish this early!]
- The Calling of Peter: Luke 5:1-11
- Walking on the Water: Matthew 14:22-33
- Peter Confesses and Rebukes Jesus: Matthew 16:13-28
- Mount of Transfiguration: Matthew 17:1-13
- Peter Denies Jesus: Luke 22:31-62
- Jesus Restores Peter: John 21:1-25
First Love: Sat 2/6 Design Summit for Lent 2021
StandardLent has always been a time for the followers of Jesus to reflect and prepare for remembering Christ’s death and resurrection. This year, in light of everything that has happened over the last twelve months, I would like to take that to the next level.
My dream for Lent and Holy Week (Feb 15 to April 6) is to host an online group devotional where every week we publicly model how to vulnerably encounter Jesus via His Word & Spirit, Body & Blood. Continue reading
An Ode to My Personal Trainer
StandardFor Steve Hernandez.
One day after the first workout:
I hate you.
You make me do things I don’t want to do.
My muscles ache. My joints creak. My steps are slow.
I feel ten years older.
One month after the first workout:
I feel ten years younger.
My muscles are stronger. My joints flex. My steps are springy.
You make me do things I don’t want to do.
I love you.
John Isaacs Sermon
StandardExploring His Excellencies: His Wisdom 27:55 John Isaacs Kingsway Spoken Word 1 5/25/09 10:39 PM
Posterous test
Radically Happy 
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