How to take the S.H.A.P.E.
Just imagine if you knew the serving sweet spot of every member!As an added bonus, a free code is available in the back of Erik’s new book, S.H.A.P.E.: Finding and Fulfilling Your Unique Purpose. Take a sample of the test today by logging onto www.yourservingsweetspot.com and enter bookcode pdc19285.(www.purposedriven.com advertisement for Erik Rees’ new book […]
S.H.A.P.E. & the Sweet Spot
“The times in which we live call for fundamental change, not merely incremental change. Millions of people feel called in their souls to the task of global transformation, wanting to be its agents in a monumental shift from a world of fear to a world of love.…“How can we best participate in a task so […]
40 Days of S.H.A.P.E.
OK, you have a purpose. Now what? Learn how God wants you to use it! You not only have a purpose, you also have a unique set of skills, talents, experiences… and a heart like no other. It’s your “shape,” the way God made you to fit into his plan. It’s yours to discover, develop, […]
Dominionism and Torture
The following post was written by Sarah Leslie, as an addendum to her booklet “Dominionism and the Rise of Christian Imperialism,” posted at the Discernment Ministries website: Historically, dominionism, when it has come to full fruition, has given rise to excesses, abuses, extreme intolerances, persecution and torture. A significant factor in the modern rise of […]
Spot the Wolf
The following post was received today from Pastor Anton Bosch. This is a subject which he intends to continue in the next few weeks, so we will periodically post his subsequent writings on this topic as they become available. One of the e-mails I get all too frequently and that really breaks my heart is […]
Being “Kept” vs. “Without Becoming Christian”
“When flattery comes before the heart of a hypocrite, he feeds upon it eagerly;but when flattery comes before the heart of a child of God,he often sees under the flattery the cloven foot.”(J.C. Philpot, “The Only Safe Keeping”) Today is the first anniversary of Herescope! Isn’t the above a great quote? How often believers are […]
The Word vs. Emerging Idolatry
It is the power of God’s word which men and devils oppose and hate, as being the only weapon which they really dread. To them the mere ‘letter of the word’ is as straw—and a mere ‘form of godliness’ as rotten wood. Such darts are counted as stubble, and they laugh at the shaking of […]
Wizard of Theology says “Goodbye Theologians”
Recently C. Peter Wagner, chief “apostle” of the New Apostolic Reformation, wrote a “Guest Commentary” for Ministry Today entitled “Goodbye, Theologians.” In this column he claims that the church today no longer needs theologians because they are part of the “old wineskin.” The new wineskin is, of course, his New Apostolic Reformation. The trouble with […]
The Language of Dreams and Idols
Author and pastor Brian McLaren thinks that people’s questions surrounding The Da Vinci Code offer clues to the Jesus people are searching for.“For all the flaws of Dan Brown’s book, I think in some ways he’s suggesting that the dominant religious institutions have created their own caricature of Jesus. And I think people have a […]
The Generic “Jesus as a role model”
One of the most stunning chapters of Tamara Hartzell’s online book In the Name of Purpose: Sacrificing Truth at the Altar of Unity is Chapter 20: “One Divine Life,” Many ‘Little Christs’. In this chapter she sheds considerable light on the currently popular usage of “Jesus Christ” as a role model for leadership in Rick […]