In just a few short hours I'll be on one of the world-famous Southwest jets to the Orlando area for March's regional onething conference.

Shawn and some of the team arrived earlier today and claim the weather is absolutely beautiful.

I'm anticipating an awesome weekend. Justin Rizzo and Matt Gilman will be leading worship and Dwayne Roberts and Wes Martin will be speaking. It's been a while since I've traveled with onething, and I'm really looking forward to it!

I'll be playing keys with Justin on Saturday afternoon and Saturday night. I'm stoked that Jordan, our electric player on our team in IHOP, will be there too.

If you'll be at the conference, come and say hello!

Prayer is one of the most foolish things (in the eyes of the world, anyways) that we can give our time and energy to. What is it about closing our eyes and talking to an invisible God that He enjoys so much? It often times seems so dry, so weak, and an utter waste. But in His absolute wisdom, the Lord gave us some mind-blowing promises if we would give ourselves to the place of prayer.

Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. (John 16:24 NKJV)

Jesus says boldly "Pray, because it is designed to increase the fullness of your joy".  read more »

End-times junkie alert!

I was going through some old email and found this humorous forwarded image from Mike Bickle... You can see the corridor of glory and everything.

In all seriousness, if it looks like that, well, Abraham was a pretty silly guy.

In a 6am prayer meeting briefing late last year, my friend Joel made up the word “moracles” to describe musicians prophesying under the anointing of the Holy Spirit. At IHOP-KC, when a singer prophesies and sings over the room in a declarative way, we call it an “oracle”. Joel’s thought was “why not have a musical oracle where all of the musicians prophesy together?” We call that a “selah” in the spirit of the Psalms, but I think a “moracle” is distinctly different from a “selah” in concept. Rather than a “let’s pause and meditate on what this was saying” contemplative posture, a “moracle” is a declarative prophecy from one or all of the musicians emphasizing something last sung or something entirely new. Music is a language in itself that has the power to transcend the cultural language barrier to touch hearts at a deeper level.

Only a few of us knew about Joel’s new word, but I had someone prophesy the very same word over me a few weeks ago. He spelled out the word “m-o-r-a-c-l-e-s” and said “does that mean anything to you?” It took me a second to realize what he was saying as well as to realize that only the Lord could have given him that word, because only two or three others knew about it. My friend Jordan was in the room and, being a part of the original conversation with Joel, instantly knew what he was talking about as well.  read more »

Back in September, I detailed the wretched state of my 1960's era kitchen in this post.

Well after much toil, a lot of time, a lot less money than I expected, and a lot of help from my stepdad (I would not be writing this post if it was not for him), I've learned how to laminate countertops, lay tile, install recessed lighting, and cut in paint on walls and ceilings.

Now, for the visuals.

Before I moved in:

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This post not very well developed but rather a collection of some random thoughts, which I probably will add to later on... I’ve been in discussion with some friends lately and we’ve been really struck by how necessary the revelation of God as our Father is to the body of Christ today. It really is the central revelation of Jesus’ ministry and purpose in coming to the earth. The extravagant expression of love that Christ demonstrated on the cross even points back to the heart of the Father who is longing for a family to spend eternity with. Even above the revelation of Jesus as the bridegroom God, we must understand the revelation of God as our Father.

The “Abba” (Romans 8:15) revelation touches the deepest needs of every human, because it answers the very question about why we were created. We were made to be longed for and enjoyed by our Father. Our lives are broken and unsettled until we know this embrace of our heavenly Father. Human intimacy will never truly satisfy our spirit at the deepest level. Even the revelation of Jesus as the bridegroom God alone will not fully satisfy our spirit. We must know that God our Father enjoys us in our weakness and immaturity.  read more »