Book Review: “The Community Life of God” by Milt Rodriguez

First I'd like to start this review off by introducing you to the man behind the book, Milt Rodriguez. I first met Milt and his wife, Mary, in Florida a couple of years ago. I had the pleasure of spending some time with Milt and Mary in their home (when they lived here) and their...

Living by Christ’s Life

I am really happy about all the comments I received on that last post. All were good ideas, but I noticed a common theme: Jesus Christ. We can never exhaust His riches, especially with mere words typed into a computer (lol). I also noticed another theme: to write what the Lord has been revealing and...

What is the Lord After?

What is the Lord after in your life as an individual? What is He after in mine? This is the million dollar question in this present day-in-age. The answer is simple. It has never changed. Not once in human history has He diverged from this goal. Whether you are in community or not--an organic church,...

The Lion Pressing Onward

I saw the above picture a few days ago and decided to make it my background on my desktop. First of all, it's a wonderful picture in and of itself. However, I chose it for a reason; as a reminder. I thinks it's a very prophetic photo of our Lord and His pursuit of the...

Lessons from the Cross

There is an age-old, eternal principle in the Kingdom of God. No one can escape it, avoid it, move around it, or even make it easier, though some people try. The principal is that of the cross. What I mean by the cross is what Jesus meant when He said, “Whoever wants to be my...

Christ our Goal (and something to pray for)

A revelation of Christ. That is our simple devotion. Nothing else can be built on anything other than Him. This may sound elementary, but it is the goal of our faith, the purpose of our salvation, and the very reason we were created. It's when we decide that Christ's life, death, resurrection, impartation of the Holy...

Jesus is Getting Bigger

If you have been reading this blog for any amount of time, you probably know that I have made some major changes in the way I'm "doing church". In case you haven't read this blog before, let me fill you in... I moved to Gainesville, Florida about 5 months ago to be part of a...

The Bride of the Lamb; A look at Isaiah 60-62

I just got back from Starbucks where I stumbled upon Isaiah chapters 60-62 where the prophet speaks of "The New Zion" and her new name. The reason this caught my eye is because I've been learning about the Bride of Christ--the Church--here recently. Most of my knowledge on this topic is derived from Frank Viola's...