20 Reasons Why the Christian Right & Left Won’t Adopt Me by Frank Viola

Last updated on: April 18, 2012 at 11:27 am By editorconvergingzone

Why the Christian Right Won’t Adopt Me Like F.F. Bruce, I believe words like “plenary” and “inerrant” are unnecessary when speaking about the truthfulness of Scripture. I don’t believe the Bible clearly addresses the question of the eternal destiny of those who have never heard or understood the gospel of Jesus Christ. I don’t believe Scripture answers every question posed to it. And there are many questions, including theological ones, which are shrouded in mystery. I believe that racism and... Read more

The Experience Beyond Belief by Robert Ricciardelli

Last updated on: April 16, 2012 at 5:59 pm By editorconvergingzone

It is important for people to go beyond their belief in God, so that they may truly move into the experiential presence of God. The power of God comes through the experience of our active participation with Spirit, and power can never be realized through just the knowledge of God. We can deepen our experience in God through relationship, prayer, and the divine applications of both the receiving and the giving of forgiveness. The God of eternity operates in the... Read more

Illuminating from the Darkness by Robert Ricciardelli

Last updated on: April 15, 2012 at 2:13 pm By editorconvergingzone

Suffering can bring us closer to God as He becomes our refuge and our pathway to wholeness. We are captured by God’s amazing love, and compelled to embrace the offering of our God who reveals to us our true identity and purpose in Him. As we surrender to God in Christ, we become immersed in divine fusion, a oneness with God, and a shared victorious life in Him. He takes us on the road to De-Mask-us from our false identity,... Read more

Name It Right by Dudley Hall

Last updated on: April 15, 2012 at 1:48 am By editorconvergingzone

Then they said to her, “None of your relatives has that name.” So they motioned to his father to find out what he wanted him to be called. He asked for a tablet and wrote: HIS NAME IS JOHN, and they were amazed. Luke 1:61-63 (ESV) God is very interested in naming things and people correctly. This text tells about the birth of John the Baptist. When the angel of the Lord had first spoken to Zechariah about John’s birth,... Read more

The Living Fire by Francis Frangipane

Last updated on: April 15, 2012 at 1:34 am By editorconvergingzone

(En Español) What we define doctrinally as “salvation” is, in truth, the entrance, and then expansion, of Christ’s presence within us. As we accept Him, Christ unites with our spirit and begins His transformational work: He begins to influence our thoughts, giving us insight into the Scriptures, convicting us of sin, and creating godly attitudes within us. He brings healing to the wounds of our past, and even our mortal bodies are quickened by His indwelling. Our journey in Christ... Read more

Should the Church be Led by Teachers and Scholars? by Donald Miller

Last updated on: April 13, 2012 at 5:21 pm By editorconvergingzone

The church in America is led by scholars. Essentially, the church is a robust school system created around a framework of lectures and discussions and study. We assume this is the way its supposed to be because this is all we have ever known. I think the scholars have done a good job, but they’ve also recreated the church in their own image. Churches are essentially schools. They look like schools with lecture halls, classrooms, cafeterias and each new church... Read more

A Good Catalyst is Simple by Neil Cole

Last updated on: April 13, 2012 at 4:27 pm By editorconvergingzone

Simple things reproduce. Complex ones break down and do not get passed on. You simply cannot have something pass on from one person to another and then another and so on if it is complicated. The more complicated an idea is the more people will feel like they are incapable of mastering it and will therefore not be empowered to tell it to others for fear of getting it wrong. There is a reason so many old Beetles are still... Read more

Reclaiming True Friendship in the Facebook Age by Lee Grady

Last updated on: April 11, 2012 at 2:01 pm By editorconvergingzone

Lee is a good friend and like Joyce and I, he enjoys authentic relationships. Nothing can replace coming together physically and spiritually. Prior to that happening, we are also watching God connect us at a spiritual level with many people through technology even before we are able meet eye to eye. It really is supernatural and then combustibly supernatural when we all do come together. We had a gathering at FireCreek in NC in early March that was in fact... Read more

God is Your Everything and in your Everything by Robert Ricciardelli

Last updated on: April 10, 2012 at 4:57 pm By editorconvergingzone

God is the God of your mountain, and He is also the God of the valleys and everywhere in between. He is the creator of all your miracles and He is your God in the expectation of your next miracle. He is always with you and has never left you. God and His amazing presence and light are with you even in the darkness. You have been destined to participate in an amazing light show of life; He uses the... Read more

Dream Big! by Patrick Carden

Last updated on: April 9, 2012 at 11:08 pm By editorconvergingzone

Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams].Ephesians 3:20 (AMP) John Maxwell says “A dream is an inspiring picture of the future that energizes your mind, will and emotions, empowering you to do everything you can to achieve... Read more