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Why Every Christian Should Pray for Strong Discernment
The recent scandal involving Mike Bickle and the International House of Prayer in Kansas City has triggered serious soul-searching—and the reaction is understandable. People feel angry, betrayed and bewildered. They trusted leaders who seemed incredibly spiritual, but those leaders violated that trust. I’ve watched this happen more times than I can count. When I was …
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Top 10 Traits of Narcissistic Leaders
By definition, a narcissist is a person who believes the world revolves around them to such an extent their desires blind them to relational reality, which makes them insensitive to the needs and perspectives of others. One of the sad realities in our consumer-driven, hedonistic culture is that we are producing millions of narcissistic people, …
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Bearing Fruit When Hard Times Come
The Bible talks about bearing good fruit and how that is God’s purpose for our lives. For example, in John 15:5 (AMP), Jesus says, “I am the Vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him bears much fruit, for [otherwise] apart from Me [that is, cut off from …
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This Is How I’ve Stayed Married for 40 Years
Next month my wife and I will celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. My parents were married for 67 years, so four decades doesn’t seem like much of a milestone to me. But I’m aware that in today’s culture—when couples consider divorce the easy escape from any conflict—we are blessed to still be together after tying …
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The Ruthless Rise of the Demigod Leader
The church has seen the rise of celebrity cult-status leaders who act like spiritual divas. In this article, I define “demigods” as those who act as little gods and believe they are above everyone else. There are some social and psychological reasons for this aberrant behavior, both from the vantage point of these leaders and …
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Joyce Meyer: 8 Ways to Avoid Wasting Your Time
Imagine we’re at a graveyard. You look at a tombstone and see the person’s name, the date they were born and when they died. In between the dates, there is a dash. I think it’s interesting that a person’s whole life—from the time they are born until they die—is represented by that dash. The question …
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How a Forgotten Moment in Black History Changed the World
Last week I was speaking at a men’s conference in western Uganda near the city of Rwentobo. After one afternoon session about marriage, men stood to repent of how they had physically or verbally abused their wives. Some of them later texted me to say they had confessed their sins to their wives. The next …
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How You Can Avoid the Top 5 Regrets of an 80-Year-Old Minister
After many decades of serving in ecclesiastical circles, I have often been around many older ministers. I have noticed that only very few seem satisfied with the way they prioritize their time in regard to their lives and ministries. I have made the following observations for myself, looking ahead so that I will not live …
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How to Encourage a Move of the Holy Spirit in a Dry Church
This past weekend I spoke at a men’s conference in Rwentobo, Uganda. Most of the men were Anglicans, including an archbishop from Rwanda and a bishop from Kenya. But these were not your grandmother’s Anglicans. These men danced in the aisles, shouted their praises and spoke in tongues. Even the bishops with clerical collars talked …
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Is the Modern Prophetic Movement Duplicating These Ancient Heresies?
The focus of this article is that, in my opinion, the modern prophetic movement has often repeated the heresies of the early Montanist movement. What Was Montanism? Montanism was a Christian movement that emerged in the second century, around the middle of the second century A.D, in Phrygia, a region in modern-day Turkey. It is …
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How Africa’s False Prophets Are Spreading Deception
In a church in Kampala, Uganda, a mysterious “prophet” known as Brother Innocent asks a woman to come to the front of the room. Then, in front of others, he puts on surgical gloves and reaches under the woman’s skirt to fondle her private parts. In most cases he eventually pulls out a piece of …
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The Convictions and Conduct of Christians Matter
Not every believer has the same convictions. There are believers and then there are disciples. There are disobedient believers, and disciples who are always looking to be more obedient. The Word of God and the Holy Spirit shape us. Associations also aid in shaping and molding us into true disciples. I’m grateful to have had …
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Is the Holy Spirit Nudging You? Learn to Obey His Prompting
I preached at a conference in California in 2013. During one of the meetings the Lord showed me that a woman there was struggling with infertility. I didn’t know who she was—all I knew was she was in the auditorium. When I shared this word of knowledge with the audience, a young woman in the …
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12 Signs of Abusive Leaders
Lately, there have been many articles in the media about leaders who take advantage of other people. This is a common pattern of abuse, in which leaders use their positions of authority to take advantage of their subordinates or those looking to them for help. Many signs of abusive leadership relate to leadership in the …
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How ‘The Chosen’ Is Taking the Gospel to Millions
The wildly popular TV series “The Chosen,” now in its fourth season, is likely to break records this week in terms of its audience. The show, which began as a low-budget project in 2017, has already been streamed by 600 million people. The first three episodes of Season 4 will be shown in theaters this …
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