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July 31, 2025

Dispelling Kingdom Myths: Part 5

Kingdom Myth 5. The kingdom is separate from the ekklesia. By “ekklesia,” I’m not talking about...

July 30, 2025

Dispelling Kingdom Myths: Part 4

Kingdom Myth 4. Christians are called to build the kingdom. Young people are often captured by...

July 29, 2025

Dispelling Kingdom Myths: Part 3

Kingdom Myth 3. The kingdom of God is the equivalent of heaven. If you polled every...

July 28, 2025

Dispelling Kingdom Myths: Part 2

Kingdom Myth 2. The gospel of the kingdom was for the Jews; the gospel of grace...

July 27, 2025

Dispelling Kingdom Myths: Part 1

At this point in my series on the kingdom of God, I’d like to begin...

July 23, 2025

A Powerful Kingdom Resource

I want to alert you to a valuable resource that delves deeper into the kingdom...

July 22, 2025

The Subversive Kingdom

Whenever a new controversy erupts in the media, many Christians are quick to offer their...

July 21, 2025

Why Christian Leaders Don’t Work Together

Right or wrong, I believe the greatest obstacle to the advance of the kingdom in...

July 19, 2025

A Farewell to Kings

In the book, INSURGENCE: Reclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, I explore the stunning beauty of...

July 16, 2025

It Smells Like God’s Spirit

In the early 1990s, Nirvana (a band I never got into) released their song Smells Like...

July 11, 2025

Attention Pastors and Bible Teachers

With the release of my new book on the New Testament Story and the combustible...

July 08, 2025

The Deeper Christian Life Network is Open This Week

The Deeper Christian Life Network is Open This Week. Join the wait list at the...

July 05, 2025

Identity Politics and The Kingdom of God

Today I want to weigh-in on a subject that few people have dared to address: Identity...

July 04, 2025

Things I Wish Older Christians Told Me

Last weekend, I spoke at a conference in Mississippi. I spoke four times at a conference...

July 01, 2025

Radicalization & The Gospel of the Kingdom

Now that radical terrorism is in the news again, we're replublishing this cornerstone article. THIS...

June 2025

June 30, 2025

An Untold Story About Martin Luther King Jr.

The following story was introduced to me by my co-author Leonard Sweet a number of years ago....

June 30, 2025

John Nugent’s Two New Books: An Interview

John Nugent is a friend and a thoughtful Jesus-follower who has written a number of...

June 29, 2025

Two Doors – A Parable

The big, popular movements in today’s Christianity remind me of a guy who nicked his foot while mowing the grass. The man showed...

June 26, 2025

Troubled

Originally written in 2017. Two weeks ago, someone I knew back in the late 90s...

June 25, 2025

Misunderstanding the Lord’s Voice

A critical aspect of seeing the kingdom of God advance in our day is the...

June 24, 2025

This Letter Says It All

Here it is. “We have a high casualty rate. We’re the ones who get slandered...

June 23, 2025

Proof of Collusion

There has been a long investigation in the USA that involves its government. One man...

June 22, 2025

A Wartime Prayer

In 1938, the Chinese were at war with Japan. Watchman Nee - who was from...

June 21, 2025

Pre-Existing Conditions

If you breathe oxygen, you have a pre-existing condition. We all have a sin nature...

June 20, 2025

This Ingredient is Necessary for Effective Ministry

In the secular world, it is universally understood that in order to succeed in life,...

June 18, 2025

A Reliable Atlas of the Bible

In my new book The Untold Story of the New Testament Church: Revised and Expanded,...

June 17, 2025

Clarifying a Misunderstanding & The Problem With Skimming

Recently, someone asked me, “Frank, the other day I heard someone say that you’ve changed...

June 16, 2025

A Masterful Commentary on 1 Corinthians

In my new book The Untold Story of the New Testament Church: Revised and Expanded,...

June 15, 2025

A Ministry Dream Team Revisited

A friend suggested that I relaunch my vision for a ministry dream team after I...

June 14, 2025

You Can’t Love Christ and Despise His Bride

There’s a popular saying that goes something like this, “I love Jesus, but I can’t...