Category Archives: eldercraft

A Shepherd’s Concerns

The elder/shepherd lives for the flock. It’s how he fulfills the Law of Christ announced at the Last Supper. This is the core of how we glorify Him. The care of the flock motivates everything we do. If the shepherd … Continue reading →

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Tribulation Eldership, Part 3

Yet another way to say it: If the people you encounter will not rise to grace, then deal with them according to biblical law. Our fundamental mission is to share biblical truth and strive to draw the Elect into covenant … Continue reading →

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Tribulation Eldership, Part 2

Another way to say it: If you will not rise to grace, you will fall under the law. Note the play on rise versus fall. Grace puts you in the hands of God, but law puts you in the hands … Continue reading →

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Building Trust

I never wanted to control others; I’ve always tried to promote them in pursuing their own calling. When I first stated blogging some 25+ years ago, my only interest was simply having my say. I would have been quite surprised … Continue reading →

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Why Pick on the NAR?

It’s impossible to cover all the bases. If I wrote something every day, and if you were to read everything I wrote, you would still have questions about things I’ve said in terms of what I believe about this or … Continue reading →

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Reprise: New Apostolic Reformation

We are going to take a quick break from Hebrews and examine something very timely here. If the upcoming elections turn against Trump, we might see a surprising backlash coming from a shadowy religious group I’ve written about before. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Imprecatory Prayer for America

I’ll give you a model — Psalm 5 in full: 1 Listen to what I say, Lord! Carefully consider my complaint! 2 Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, for I am praying to you! … Continue reading →

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Scale of Management

If you examine the Scripture within its own cultural and philosophical context, you’ll find a wealth of practical wisdom. You won’t get a big pile of theory. The Hebrew language is not ore carts carrying treasures of reason; it is … Continue reading →

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Covering: Having and Sharing

A question that comes up from time to time: What’s the deal with ghosts? This is a mystery only because western mythology is so bad in general and just awful on this question. Context: The created natural world is alive, … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Truth

The word “unchurch” has been used by several different organizations. I wasn’t aware of any of them when I decided to steal the idea of “uncola” and apply it to church. I wrote up my concept 20 years ago; my … Continue reading →

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