A new-found web contact sent me this today. I loved it and thought many of you would too!

NO BOX
There is no box made by God nor us
but that the sides can be flattened out
and the top blown off
to make a dance floor
on which to celebrate life!
Kenneth Caraway

Yesterday I shared a chorus that John Beaumont heard in a vision of God’s glory. Also in that sharing he tried to describe the glory of God as he saw it and came to understand it:
All I saw was radiant light, but as my eyes were open, I saw something about it. [...]

I don’t often publish the sensational on my site because it tends to encourage people to seek manifestations instead of seeking Jesus, but that doesn’t mean I don’t believe in genuine expressions of the supernatural becoming normal parts of our lives. A few years ago, one of my new-found friends from New Zealand, John [...]

I got the following email today and it really blessed my heart. I don’t know how God does these things through stuff I’ve written, but I’m always blessed to see people find freedom in the way God thinks, rather than clinging to religious views that only lead to false security and actions:
I picked [...]

Kevin posed this question to my recent posting regarding Where Transformation Ensues:, Where Transformation Ensues:
I’ve read or heard several times your thought that, “in time institutional priorities seem to trump relational ones.” What exactly do you mean by that? When one looks at church as the gathering of a community of believers, often times [...]

I just got back from a weekend in the Quad Cities of Iowa as the fall foliage was just beginning to burst out. Since we don’t have fall here in southern California I especially enjoyed the show and the cool, crisp air. Even more amazing was what God allowed us to share [...]

A theme seems to be developing in my life over the past few days. First Alex posed a question on one of my previous blogs, Meeting Together. It is a significant question for anyone struggling through how we live out the life of the church today.
I feel so torn because my friends [...]

A good friend sent me this quote today. Probably everyone in the world has seen it but me, but I’ve really feasted on it today. I’m going to resist the temptation to comment on what it means to me and perhaps others of you who find it touching will comment on what it [...]

At this moment I’m traveling through the Northwest and having an incredible time with a wide variety of folks. The theme of this trip seems to be the value of relationships, in God’s heart for us and hopefully in our hearts for others. Shortly before I left we spent a weekend with some [...]