Searching for Structure in Kingdom Relationships
Motives don’t justify incompetence, and having a title does not excuse us if we overstep boundaries. But doing away with titles or frameworks does not solve the problem either. There…
Teaching
What we do is biblical
Despite the overwhelming evidence that God is alive and working today, healing people, touching people and delivering people some famous exponents of conservative organised religion claim the opposite. They see…
God Almighty or the Lord of Hosts?
Debates about which Bible translation is best are nothing new, as scholars argue about accuracy while evangelists espouse the importance of simply and accessible renditions. When we see a world…
LOL – and the public disgrace
He disarmed the rulers and authorities and disgraced them publicly; He triumphed over them by Him. Colossians 2:15 LOL is increasingly gaining a new meaning for me. Again and again…
Holy Lord, Lord of Hosts
In the past two weeks, I was deeply moved and excited in my spirit by the words of a Martin Pepper song. It is a wonderful expression of what I…
Good Friday message
I love the English name – Good Friday – it beats Easter, Karfreitag or any other name. It is the day when Jesus said it is finished! Having completed the…
The Prince of Peace and the Two Swords
When I heard of the mass-shooting in Sandy Hook elementary school, I was deeply moved and cried out to the Lord in prayer for the victim’s families and for…
Provoked or Unprovoked there is a Riot
Examine yourself! This was the message of my brother Pastor GB when he preached to a group of junkies and Christians in Frankfurt last March. Right now as the Islamic…
Relationships Outside the Box
Most of us find it very hard to live relationships outside the box. We put people in our boxes which define our relationships to them and then when they do…
Learning how not to do things
When we moved to this area, we were associated with a particular house church network. We came here to learn and much of what we learnt was how not to…
Transferable Anointing
A young man has been totally healed from his allergies since our sumer GKCM camp in Pakistan. The power of God has also been working powerfully through his ministry since…
The Lone Hero Myth and Lessons from Aurora
I have had some time to reflect on the Aurora Shooting in Colorado and on some of the reactions in the social space. Here are my thoughts: The lone hero…