​The Freedom Outpost

Masks worked wonders, way-back-when. Beyond image management, they transformed us as kids: Suddenly we were strong, fearless, with purpose and limitless possibilities. Remember? We had a 'glory' when we wore them and no wonder: Our deeper issues, fears and insecurities were simply, gone...for a while, anyway. Ah, but now that we're older and wiser we put the masks away. Right? Right? Maybe we're just so sophisticated in our spirituality that it's not obvious.

There is a core craving in the earth for true-father and mother hearts. A void that longs for this essence of God. Tragic that those true-hearts seem so scattered and scarce. Yet now we stand to call them forth. The time is short and the need pressing. Two touch points: First, Mordecai's true-father heart. Hallmarks? Raise and release. Counsel and confront. Advise and advocate. And recall this: No Mordecai; no Esther. No Esther; genocide. Who waits for you ou

Jehovah Sneaky, the Wonder Weaver, was at work again last night. Threads of varied texture and color, woven together by divine transactions to create a tapestry of impact. How does impact work? We looked at the 3 circles that make up our focus: Concern, Influence, Control. All three require attention as they will feed or steal from each other and thereby drive how effective we are. With many people, their circle of concern overwhelms and shrinks the other two. Res

We're in a new biblical month - a leap-year month linked to the battle and the party in Esther. And there's a coherent strategy to help us walk from the fight to the feast. Four landing points: The problem, the promise, the practical, and the party. Four actions we must engage along the way: Look, Lift, Leap, and Laugh. Look sounds easy but it's not: We need break the bubble of denial that frames atmospheres in and out of the church. Oft times a fog of familiarity

I'm a lifelong student of scripture, a prophetic teacher, seminary grad with a Hebraic heart-set and a daily spelunker into the richness of God's Word. Reasonable assumption that I would know more than enough about 'Covenant.' Yeah...well, last night God dropped all of us into deeper waters by the hand of Ruthie Young. Now, I had read and appreciated her new book, The Covenant Keeper, but last night there was a texture and a tenor I had yet received: An impartation