[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/125992901[/vimeo] I have found being naturally supernatural is being more down to earth than we think (with the help of the Holy Spirit of course). Check out this excerpt from a talk I recently did at the Sugarland Vineyard....
Recently I was asked to talk to a group of pastors and leaders about the Spirit-led leader. After thinking about it for a while I thought it would be more helpful to talk about spiritual leadership. Spiritual leadership is different than the leadership we’re used...
The spiritual gift of encouragement is more than cheerleading or advice giving. It’s one of those essential spiritual gifts that people don't tend to notice they need until they get it. This gift is very important especially to spiritual leadership, which can become very lonely and...
One of my most surprising discoveries during times of renewal was that spiritual power, even when it’s from God can be dangerous. We’d be wise to read the warning labels carefully before haphazardly taking God’s power lightly. John White in his book, When The Spirit Comes...
In my previous post I began taking a look back at some of the important lessons I learned having experienced two major outpourings of the Spirit. Here’s another one that’s helped me keep on track and stay balanced in the midst of seasons that are...
Being the Forrest Gump of the Vineyard I’ve lived through some amazing times including two major outpourings of the Spirit – The Third Wave and the Toronto Blessing. I consider myself blessed even though both outpourings had their problems and missteps. But nevertheless I benefited...
As I mentioned in my previous two posts, I don’t know quite how it happened but John and Carol Wimber took a liking to my wife and I. For some crazy reason that to this day I’ll never quite understand, they treated us like family....
In my previous posts in this series I mentioned that even though I was a pastor, not unlike many Christians, I had not come to know the love of my heavenly Father in an experiential way. The warmth of God’s fatherly love was still missing...
Looking back over the course of my life there’s one thing that has influenced and shaped my life more than anything else. It might surprise most of you when I say that it wasn’t meeting Jesus and getting saved! What??? Yes. As momentous as that...
In the Vineyard we take a pretty broad approach to the Holy Spirit. Not only do we expect to experience the Spirit with our spirits, mind, and emotions, but because the Holy Spirit is the powerful personal presence of God with us, interaction with him...