The Role of Prophetic Women
In recent days, there has been a stirring controversy over the issues of women in ministry and leadership roles. I am rather shocked at some of these views resurfacing and even grabbing our attention as they have. Putting down women and calling out premier leaders such as Beth Moore, Paula White-Cain and others is just […]
The Anatomy of a Prophetic Word
Early in the modern prophetic movement in 1988, I remember learning the importance of the three-stage process of properly handing revelation. These three basic but essential principles each build upon each other: (1) Revelation, (2) Interpretation, and (3) Proper Application! Without discovering that framework, we might have continued to take every word literally, never realizing […]
8 Proclamations for 5780 & Beyond
Often at the head of the new Hebrew year, the Holy Spirit speaks concerning things to come. As I have prayed and sought the face of God, I have been given a series of revelations concerning the new era we have entered as of 5780 and beyond. In this period of time, we are not […]
The Prophet: Overcoming the Rejection Syndrome
Sensitive by Nature We prophetic people come in all shapes and sizes, and our upbringing and personal experiences vary widely. But in my view, many of us tend to be more sensitive by nature, which may make us better prophets, but which may also make any form of rejection more painful. What do I mean by […]
Why Prophecy Is for Everyone (…Including You!)
I am firmly convinced that the current prophetic empowering is intended for the many, for the rank and file “ordinary” members of the Body of Christ, not just the few, the prophetic “superstars.” Successive waves of God’s Spirit will continue to unfold until Christ’s Church has been saturated with the spirit of wisdom and of […]
Why Is the Gift of Prophecy So Important?
It may surprise you to know that people who have been given the gift of prophecy do not necessarily predict future events. In fact, most of the time, they don’t. And most of us who prophesy have never considered wearing a John-the-Baptist-style hairy shirt! Despite popular depictions of prophets as solitary wilderness-dwellers, today’s prophets are […]