Phil Stokes reflects on how Transformations take place. We use the word transformation so casually that I think we’ve lost sight of what it actually involves. “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs […]
As we approach Pentecost I was reminded this week that we literally cannot understand the message of Jesus without understanding the Kingdom of God. The idea of the Kingdom of God is throughout the bible. From page one it talks about the rule and reign of God and God creates earthlings in his own image […]
Calling All Boomers Is a prophetic call to the boomer generation. Baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964. They’re currently between 57-75 years old and we believe they are being called by God to Recapture and Recalibrate their Calling in the later seasons of life, to once again offer themselves and their gifts to […]
When Jesus stands before Pilate he declares: ‘For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice’. In response Pilate pulls out some philosophical sophistry ‘What is truth?’, and then he walks off. Clearly, […]
by Phil StokesThe Japanese have a word (Ōkina ko) that translates as ‘BigSmall’. It denotes that something that is both small and big at the same time. I love this word as for me it captures the essence of the gospel and of how our churches can practically start to think and function in their […]
