Thoughts on New Year (2014)
As always, I’m excited about another new year. Heck, I’m excited about each new day! Every new year (as every new day) is pregnant with promise. It is a blank slate upon which another exciting chapter...
View ArticleLicensed to Heal
If you’re in the Phoenix Metro Area on Saturday, May 10, you need to be at the “Licensed To Heal” Divine Healing Workshop, hosted by Agape Dominion Outreach (www.agapedominion.org). The...
View ArticleTeamwork…and the Body of Christ
I just breathed a sigh of relief. Why? Because the San Antonio Spurs just won the NBA Championship, dethroning the two-time former champion Miami Heat. Now, it would be easy for the casual reader to...
View ArticleGo!
Many times we receive an instruction to do something, we hesitate. There is an old saying – albeit not from Scripture – that “he who hesitates is lost…” There’s some truth to that. And, if it’s okay...
View ArticleEach One Reach One…
The world suffers from the same common malady the church suffers from. Lack of discipleship. In the world, they call it mentoring. Before Jesus stepped out fully in His earthly ministry, He selected...
View ArticleA Brief Thought…
I have reached the conclusion that much of what I say will not be received simply because I said it.I ain’t everyone’s cup of tea. But I don’t worry. You know why?Because I’m not the only one with the...
View ArticleThe Church and Entrepreneurship
Another area the Church can help mitigate income and wealth disparity is by encouraging entrepreneurship. It is not enough to simply create employment opportunities, we must encourage the saints to be...
View ArticleSinning Saints?
You cannot be simultaneously a sinner and a saint. Why? In order to abide in Jesus, His Word must abide in you (John 15)… You’ve been made the righteousness of God in Christ by virtue of the New Birth...
View ArticleWho Is My Neighbor?
Who is my neighbor is one of the great questions in scripture. Because the answer to this question is another question: Who or Whom do I love? And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test,...
View ArticleOn Tattoos…
There’s a picture making the rounds on Facebook — it is the arm of a man, inscribed with a tattoo of Jesus on the cross, where the Lord’s left arm artistically becomes the left arm of the man with the...
View ArticleTribulation…and Overcoming
As a Christian, we are promised tribulation but we are also promised overcoming. Because the same power that raised Jesus from the dead dwells in every believer, we are assured victory. I take umbrage...
View ArticleCovering or Covenant – Guest Post by Apostle John L. Hairston
Editors Note: I frequently read essays and posts by other anointed Men and Women of God who are able to articulate a particular topic with such boldness and simplicity that prompt me to reach out to...
View ArticleBlue – a Story of Redemption
Editor’s note, I did not create this story. It was retold to me by one of my mentors in the faith. However, I did edit it for effect and readability. I hope it blesses you! Once upon a time, there was...
View ArticlePreaching Love vs. Sin
Someone asked me, recently, how do i preach on sin? My answer is, I dont. Here’s the method that has been effective for me: show that man has inherited a sin nature because of disobedience. However,...
View ArticleFatherhood – A Kingdom Archetype
Father created us in His image (to look like him) and His likeness (to act like him). God loved the man so much He allowed man to be called “father” as He, Himself, was. After creating man, Father God...
View ArticleDevil’s Music?
There are a great many folks who, sadly, lament the use of “unacceptable” genres of music in church. These same folks call music outside the scope of traditional hymns, “devil’s music,” and point an...
View ArticleGod Is Able AND Willing to Heal!
If the the person who wants to pray over you or a loved one during an illness is not fully persuaded of not only God’s ABILITY to heal, but also of His WILLINGNESS, you may have to politely decline...
View ArticlePurpose…
Many folks start off their week working a job that either frustrates them or they downright hate. This is why knowing your purpose is important: if you know your purpose (which can only be found in the...
View ArticleLiberty…and Dependence Upon God
On this day, 236 years ago, Thomas Jefferson and his fellow patriots proved that the pen truly is mightier than the sword with the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. This document – a shot...
View ArticleKingdom Building
Far too many folks have no concept of Kingdom building because they have no concept of Kingdom. Too many folks so caught up in religious rigmarole that they completely miss the revelation of...
View Article(More) Support for Chick-Fil-A
Today’s Chick-Fil-A “eat-ins” may not particularly demonstrate the Gospel or serve as as an effective evangelization tool. It does, however, demonstrate support for the institution of marriage as...
View ArticleThe Gospel Brings Change
I’ve reached a point where I am absolutely weary of folks who use their command of scripture to bludgeon their opposition into submission. The Gospel message is one of salvation by grace through faith...
View ArticleDerrick at 50…
Today, I celebrate fifty years walking the earth. I can honestly say that I am truly blessed. I am blessed with a Beautiful, Loving Wife, five strong, handsome sons, health and strength, and a sound...
View ArticleGreater Works
Some of you won’t try to heal anyone because you’re afraid of failing. Some of you won’t try raising the dead because, well, you’re afraid of raising dead people. Some of you won’t believe for a...
View ArticleThe True Cost of Leadership
The true cost of leadership (and their corresponding titles) can be counted on four points: 1. Time: a true leader avails him or herself of their most valuable resource. If you do not have time to pour...
View ArticleTHIS is Church!
In case anyone is wondering, THIS is what Church SHOULD look like!  
View ArticleWhy The New Covenant Is Better
Reminder: If you purchase a home at 7% and refinance a couple of years later at 3%, the first thing that happens in the closing is the original debt is fulfilled by the origination of the new contract....
View ArticleThe Story of Everything
The Story of Everything…in a little under five minutes. You will be blessed!
View ArticleFaith and Sports
One of the age-old questions posed by Christians is, “Does God get involved in sporting events?” Phrased another way, “Does God favor one sports team over another?” The answers are, “no” and “no.” God...
View ArticlePlugged In, Turned On, Tuned in…
Author’s Note: This message was originally preached at the Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship Breakfast on Saturday, February 2, 2013. I was humbled and honored to address this august body… Ephesians...
View ArticleThe Flow of the Gift
Ephesians 4:11-16 11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the...
View ArticleAssignment
I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. (John 17:4 ESV) Purpose is your starting point Purpose is important because it is the springboard of a fulfilled life....
View ArticleDestiny
The Importance of Destiny But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness...
View ArticleServants…or Sons
One of the great debates in Christendom is the nature of our inheritance in Christ – did Jesus die to make us servants or did we become sons through Him? Someone asked me, “Does it even make a...
View ArticleLiving Water – Half Empty; Half Full?
One of the quintessential philosophical questions is whether an incompletely filled glass of water is half-empty or half-full. The conventional wisdom states if the observer sees the glass as...
View ArticleMaintenance…or Cure?
How many times do we see and hear in television commercials for prescription drugs say, “May cause side effects?” If you pay attention, you will find that, for some of these drugs, the side effects are...
View ArticleChildlike Faith
There is nothing like the faith of a child. The faith of a child does not question when jumping from a high place into the arms of his father. The faith of a child trusts that her parent has her best...
View ArticleStrange Fire
There’s a great deal of commotion of late around the Biblical term, “Strange Fire.” The implications of this commotion are that there is much in the Body of Christ that is tantamount to improper...
View ArticleDeconstructing the Law
In previous installments in this series, I have presented deconstructions of Tithing, Opposition to Women in Ministry, “Jobian” Theology, and Religion. In this article, I will take on a subject that is...
View ArticleSuffering Silently – The Death of a Messenger of Hope
A young man committed suicide on Sunday. This could be any Sunday in any place in America – I mean, this stuff happens, right – but there was a sad twist to the story. The young man was a Pastor. His...
View ArticleLaw or Grace
In every law school in America, you will learn about things like the code of Hammurabi, the Magna Carta, and English common law. However, these are historical references to what the US Constitution...
View ArticleThoughts on the New Year
As always, I’m excited about another new year. Heck, I’m excited about each new day! Every new year (as every new day) is pregnant with promise. It is a blank slate upon which another exciting chapter...
View ArticleNo Defense for Religion
All of Scripture hinges on two seminal events: creation and redemption. In neither of these do you ever find any establishment clause for religion. There is no evidence of religion in the Garden — no...
View ArticleAppropriating God’s Promises
God has made us many promises. All of His promises are good and for our benefit. God’s promises began with Abraham. By faith, we are Abraham’s heirs – and joint-heirs with Jesus – therefore, we are the...
View ArticleA Better Covenant
Today, I want to talk about a fundamental – or basic principle – of discipleship. You may have heard in the past of the Faith ABCs: Accept, Believe, Confess. But I’d like to talk about a different...
View ArticleWhy Me?
Why me? This is one of the most profound questions ever asked by anyone living or dead. It would be easy to draw from the Scriptures and conclude that God rains on the Just and the unjust. so that you...
View ArticleAn Authentic Gospel
If what you hear does not reflect the Love of God, Liberty in Christ, And the Grace of God, It may be Biblical, Scripturally correct, It may be exegetically solid, And have a sound hermeneutic, But not...
View ArticleFear Has To Do With Punishment
(1 John 4:18) There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. Mature love displaces fear. The more...
View ArticleMoment of Transparency
I don’t have all the answers and don’t profess to. I love everyone and still get mad at folks. I struggle with finances like many folks do, yet I decree the prosperity God’s Word promises. I sometimes...
View ArticleSeven Simple Strategies for 2017
I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions. Resolutions are knee-jerk reactions to life’s problems instead of strategic solutions. Because of that, they are extremely frustrating and fraught with failure....
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