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If this seems like an odd subject for an article, I agree. The Lord has never instructed me to do such a thing. He must have something special in mind for it. From my perspective, I would not want anyone to miss whatever opportunity He has in it. Let it speak to you; respond as He leads you (including passing it on). #iamjustthepen #inLightConsulting
inLight Adventure Newsletter – To Encourage, Edify, and Equip the Saints
Transformation produces and requires chaos. Chaos allows for the removal and/or replacement of old paradigms, distractions, and deceptions. At the end of this transformational season, we will be spiritually “reset.” Something will be different – particularly the way we think. Hopefully, we will lead more with our hearts, in the faith and desires God supplies.
Problems with Our Doctrines – Part Six
If God does not intervene with an undeniable call to reformation, he will nevertheless intervene with inexplicable wrath and judgment (A. W. Tozer). This sixth and final article in the series will speak transparently to the heart of the matter, suggest a transformational approach to digging our way out of this predicament, and offer specific solutions to each of the previously listed problems. #iamjustthepen #inLightConsulting
Problems with Our Doctrines – Part Five
Mankind was not created to live from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil – from reasoning with our minds about the right and wrong of things. Those determinations belong to God. Importantly, our doctrines are kept and considered in the mind, and operating from our minds is a particularly tricky thing in the Age of Enlightenment and Reason. Yes, doctrines can tell us what we should believe, but they are not faith, nor are they the spiritual organ of faith.
Problems with Our Doctrines – Part Four
The vast majority of my clients have struggled to venture outside their perceived doctrinal boxes for fear of falling into some form of heresy. They simply did not know to trust their Teachers – the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ – to guide them. Consequently, those who chose to be “better safe than sorry” failed to discover the mysteries of God and serve Him as faithful stewards. Tragically, the transformation offered by God for the good works He had created for them never happened.
Problems with Our Doctrines – Part Three
One of the greatest opportunities afforded to us by God through the storms, chaos, and crises of this season is the transformation such seasons invite. Indeed, the intensity of the storms suggests God is up to something special, perhaps even the final reformation of the Body of Christ into the wife of the Lamb. Stop and consider that for a moment. Does it not excite you? Does it not make you wonder, what if? What if we are the last generation of the wife who has made herself ready?
Problems with Our Doctrines – Part Two
Doctrines are generally necessary, good, and serve an important function in the formation of Christians and the function of the Body of Christ. The problems with doctrines lie in the priority we give them, our restricted focus on them, and our misuse of them. The well-intended but flawed applications of our doctrines have truly damaged the Body of Christ and unnecessarily thwarted Jesus Christ’s purpose in building His church into His wife.
Problems with Our Doctrines – Part One
The storms, chaos, and crises we face within and outside of the church offer unprecedented challenge and opportunity. Maximizing the opportunities of this season – including Christianity once again becoming the source of meaning and purpose in people’s lives – requires we address the problems created by our doctrines. The challenges we face will be exacerbated if we do not.
inLight Adventure Newsletter – Problems with Our Doctrines
The storms, chaos, and crises we face within and outside of the church offer unprecedented challenge and opportunity. Maximizing the opportunities of this season – including Christianity once again becoming the source of meaning and purpose in people’s lives – requires we address the problems created by our doctrines. The challenges we face will be exacerbated if we do not.
The Necessity for Transformation in 2026
We are in the last transformation opportunity for the Body of Christ – the final stage in the wife of the Lamb making herself ready. The decisions we make this year (and the directions we take) will have a disproportional effect on our personal future state, and that of the Body of Christ. In other words, the Romans 12:2 decision – conformity with the world or transformation into better kingdom citizens – is being forced on us NOW! If we are going to get serious, now is the time. #iamjustthepen #inLightConsulting