junior high notes of the kingdom…

last month cecilee and i spoke at capital christian center’s jr. high chapel for their spiritual emphasis week. it was a lot of fun and we saw God do some awesome kingdomstrations. we had already heard about 3 students being healed of asthma. yesterday we received a big packet with a ton of thank you notes from all the kids. it was really cool. i took a picture of a few of them. a student’s broken foot was instantly healed, which we didn’t know until we read these yesterday. another girl’s astigmatism was healed and my favorite note is the one directly above that says, “my friends didn’t believe they could be healed, but they were”. there was one jr. higher there that was amazon-like in his height. we found out the week after spiritual emphasis that this kid couldn’t stop talking about what God did. the teachers were amazed because he was the kid who was always disengaged and hated coming to chapel. when God’s power visits a gathering, the gospel is authenticated, not just communicated in ideas and principles. the kingdom of God has always been and will always be about power, not simply human reasoning.

i said it before, these kids will never be the same. just one encounter with God can change everything. many of them will never be the same.

powerbook and canon gl1 of life…

here you can see a canon gl1 prosumer video camera. i am selling this fine piece of electronic glory. it’s an awesome camera and retailed for $2500.00. it produces amazing quality videos and has never been dropped, wet, or in sand. it is in perfect working order without any blemishes. it also comes with:

- manfrotto/bogen tripod [retails $150.00] manfrotto/bogen fluid tripod head [retails $100 and really great for filming] this also is in perfect condition.

- lowepro mini-trekker backpack [retails $175.00 and fits camera perfectly] also in perfect condition.

- cleaning kit, uv protective lens, head cleaner and 3 new DVC tapes

i am asking $1100.00 for the canon gl1 and accessories. this would retail for over $3000.00. you can get the official specs here.

i am also selling a powerbook g4. it’s never been dropped and there are no dead pixels in the screen. i am the original owner. here is the skinny on the powerbook:

- 1.25 ghz, 80gb hard drive, 1 gb ram, skin cover for keyboard

- booq vyper case [really sweet]

- software included [adobe illustrator cs, adobe photoshop cs, iwork 08, office 08, macromedia dreamweaver mx, macromedia fireworks mx, final cut express, and more]

the powerbook is in perfect working condition and there are no blemishes.  i am asking $850.00. the software alone would cost you well over $1500.00.

let me know if you’re interested.

wnba here we come…

here is a fresh pic of my beautiful daughter, eowyn. she just had her 2 year check up today and she measured 38 inches. yep, that is a colossal height for a 2 year old. they said she will be 6′4. they get this by multiplying 2×38=64. the doctor said out of 10,000 kids, she would be 1 of 16 toddlers with her height. hello amazon.

so, we may have a wnba star on our hands. or perhaps she will be a zoologist who feeds the giraffes. the doctor said she was also very mature for her age. most people think she is at least 3 years old. all i know is that she is breathtaking to look at and full of jollification. God added a little extra sugar and spice into this one!

kingdom action at life church…

yesterday, cecilee and i spoke at the life church in stockton, california. lance, the pastor is a real good guy. they just recently moved into their new facility and it looks great…coffee colored walls…it made the crowd thirsty. in the middle of the worship time, the Holy Spirit decided to say hello. there was a powerful time of repentance, healing, restoration, and kingdomstrations. lance said this had never happened in their services before so powerfully. i am waiting to hear back reports on healing. i know some took place. prodigal’s came home, relationships were restored, a lot of good kingdom action. just one encounter with the presence of God can change everything.

they are having us back this wednesday to speak again. there was a very significant move and we both felt the Lord saying to keep going. we are expecting some groovalicious things to happen. so, if you are in the area, come check it out this wednesday at 7pm at the life church in stockton.

sunday morning we munched on a few thoughts together. sometimes people will blame the devil for an attack when it’s actually the Holy Spirit attacking the flesh. He wants to conform us to the image of Christ and that will bring tension. it is an ancient battle between the flesh and the Spirit. the Spirit doesn’t want a roommate. i see the first wave of warfare in our lives as the Spirit attacking flesh.

we also talked about how Jesus usually commissioned people much quicker than we do in the church. one example is legion man in mark 5 who had at least 2,000 demons cast out of him…that’s a bad day. then the pork show of 2,000 pigs leaping off a cliff. that would’ve been awesome to see! the freed guy wants to get into Jesus’ boat, but Jesus sends him to share to the 10 towns. Jesus is basically saying, “go speak on my behalf now”. the dude just had 2,000 demons minutes ago and now he’s a mouthpiece for the Kingdom. i don’t know a Christian leader in the world who would do this. we would have ex-legion man in discipleship 101, maturity 309, and ordinances of the church, 707. we tend to separate the convert from the worker…Jesus doesn’t.

well, that’s enough munchies for now. i must now delve into the deep mysteries of life like: why did people ever decide to put carpet into homes and why must an oil change take so long.

big bday and big kingdomstrations…

my daughter, eowyn is turning the big 2 years old tuesday. yep, she was born on tax day…the IRS sent her a bouquet made of tax forms when she was born. we are going to go to the sacramento zoo. it’s no world renown san diego zoo. the sac zoo has animals like the limber felis catus, endothermic, feathery creatures and overpriced churro’s with enough refined sugars to build a gingerbread gated community.

i just got back from southern utah. i spoke at two churches sunday. in the morning i was at new life christian center in saint george, utah and then sought out church in cedar city, utah in the evening. there were some spectacular kingdomstrations. a guy with asthma was healed, a woman with chronic migraines was healed, a woman with fibromyalgia was healed. she was tripping out. Jesus said a big hello to them. as i almost always do, i had all who were sick stand and then had those sitting by them lay their hands on them and i prayed. the delicious part about this is that they are the one’s becoming the vessels for God’s power to flow and it’s not me center stage…just Jesus center stage. it’s not the celebrity model, it’s the community model.

in the evening service i shared a testimony about seeing two people healed through text messages. a girl sent a text message that night for her friend with severe allergies. she put the phone over her sinuses and was instantly healed. goodbye allergies, hello Jesus. i see this as the 21st century version of anointing handkerchief’s [acts 19]. this is the third text message healing i have seen…or read. i am praying and looking forward to a lot more of these. actually, if you are reading this, i challenge you to send a text message prayer for someone you know is sick and tell them to put the phone over where the sickness or pain is. i would love to hear back any reports of healings.

i love seeing Jesus revealing His nature. if miracles, signs, and wonders are withheld from society, then the nature of Christ is withheld, because His nature is revealed through His actions. i cannot tolerate sickness. what we tolerate, dominates.

well, i am fearfully tired to the point my eyes feel as though they are immersed in a explosive chipotle sauce. i haven’t been this wasted in a real long time. must get rest…getting sleepy…must keep focus…can’t type much lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

goodbye asthma…hello Jesus…

cecilee and i just got back from speaking at the spiritual emphasis chapel services at capital christian center’s junior high school. the past two days we spoke about how God wants to use them now…not just later. we had all who were struggling with asthma stand and we led them in prayer while the junior high kids laid their hands on them. so far, two were completely healed and a third is waiting for the report. one of the girls healed had been in the hospital the week before with a severe attack. she testified and said, “i now run to each of my classes, which i couldn’t do before”. hello Jesus!

we also prayed for those today with scoliosis, migraines, back issues, insomnia and much more. can’t wait to hear back what Jesus did in their bodies. the high school chapel was going on at the same time and a good friend cole zick was speaking and they saw 5 students healed. the Kingdom of God came near today and yesterday. i can guarantee those kids will never be the same since God used THEM to heal the sick. i love watching God use kids to see the Kingdom come.

last week i was with jaeson ma and the campus church network team at USC. it was a real good time. a bunch of organic meetings led up to the weekend training that started last friday night on the USC campus. i spoke with jaeson on what is church. i was one of 4 white people in the room. around 100 asian students converged for the weekend. it was real cool. my faith was built as i watched the cream of the crop crying out to God for their campuses and the marketplace. one stat that i cannot shake is: 112,000 people are saved every day globally. but, 345,000 people are born every day globally. we aren’t even keeping up with the birthrate, let alone those living already. Jesus help us.

i really believe God wants to use the asian student community to bring in the end time harvest. let it be God…let it be.

USC goodliness…

i am flying out today to meet with jaeson ma and his national team at USC. we are going to be talking about the future and looking at what God wants to do on west coast universities. i really like jaeson and his team. good hearts. i will be speaking at the opening session of their blueprint training weekend this friday night. really looking forward to it. say a little prayer for me…forever, forever…ok, some of you are having flashbacks from julia roberts in that one wedding flick.

God is up to some hugely significant things for the west coast university landscape. i just want to ride the wave and not get in front or back of it.  stay tuned for the results of this organic gathering.

toddler prayer…

cec and i have been teaching eowyn to pray lately…specifically, praying for others who are sick. we simply coach her to say, “Jesus, touch, amen or Jesus, heal, amen” it is really cool. she is very genuine when she does it too, it’s truly amazing!

we hung out with some good friend’s this past thursday night. they have two children. their daughter is 3 1/2 years old and has really bad asthma. so bad that if she laughs to long, she goes into a severe asthmatic attack requiring oxygen. she also cannot play outside for the same reason.

we said, “that’s not right”. i believe all sickness is injustice and the Kingdom brings justice. so, we prayed. we coached eowyn and she walked over to the little girl laid her hand on her shoulder and said, “Jesus, touch, amen” and then walked away playing with a stuffed wolf laughing. the crazy part is that she prayed that simple, toddler-filled prayer with authority. once she prayed that, the presence of God filled the room and the little girl’s body was filled with heat, which is usually a physical sign that God is healing someone. cec and i just finished out the prayer that eowyn so powerfully began.

well, we just spoke with the grandma today who said that after we left that night, the girl laughed for 1 1/2 hours…and she didn’t have an asthmatic attack, which has never happened before. she also played outside that night and every night since…again, without any asthmatic attack, which also has never happened before. Jesus is so good.

Jesus doesn’t like asthma, but he loves kids…i mean, He really loves them. you may think i have lost my marbles believing that our daughter, who isn’t even 2 years old yet could be used by God to heal a little girl. i am reminded of a delicious psalm Jesus pulls out when speaking to some extra-crispy religious folks in the temple in Matthew 21:16. he says, “from the lips of children and infants, you have ordained praise”. then there is the second part of that psalm [psalm 8:2] that Jesus draws from that says, “they silence your enemies who were seeking revenge”.

oh yeah, the enemy was silenced…through the prayer of a 23 month old who doesn’t know what unbelief is. what kind of impact would the church have if we could pray like that? 

moving from myspace to ourspace…

yes, i have another CD releasing in the next week or so. it’s a teaching i did called moving from myspace to ourspace. navigating the world of dating can be an exhausting exercise. this CD may be the pillow of rest you have needed. so, if you are single or know of someone who is, this could help deflate the pressure of the dating realm. with a skosh of some humor and a dollup of biblical insight, this CD will help give you the proper equipment for preparing to discover your future mate.

as with my comedy CD luscious laughter, the proceeds go to help us get to our next missionary assignment: uc san diego.  the cost is $10 and will be available next week. you can preorder here.

more kingdomstrations…

yes, kingdomstrations…that would be demonstrations of the kingdom if you’re reading this and you haven’t sipped your favorite caffeine-laced beverage. but, not to be confused with kingdomorsels, which are just plain tasty.

this past weekend i saw some really incredible kingdomstrations at chi alpha in turlock and bayside church in anatolia. at chi alpha we saw a partially blind international student healed. it was her first time attending and she wasn’t even a Christian…well, she may be now. another girl who plays volleyball for Cal State Stanislaus was healed. her knee was all jacked up and Jesus said, “hello knee, goodbye pain”. prophetic words were released and it was a very powerful night. Jesus is good…real good.

i spoke at the bayside church of anatolia yesterday morning. i was warned that they have never done an altar call. but, the pastor then said, “do whatever you want”, which is a very dangerous thing to say to me…because i will do that. i spoke about how many churches feel that with miracles, signs, and wonders, things get weird. but, actually, it is in the absence of miracles, signs, and wonders that things get weird…because we create theologies out of unbelief to back up our form without power. anyways, i am waiting to hear back some reports. but, at this point, a guy was healed of asthma who hasn’t been able to play rugby because of it. he took a deep breath, which he couldn’t do without an inhaler. Jesus likes rugby, so this guy will be playing real soon. a woman was powerfully touched by God and her entire body had electricity flowing through it…in her own words. she wanted prayer for the nightmares and torment she had every night…i am sure she slept like a baby last night…Jesus likes sleep.

i did a comedy show the night before at this same church. a bunch of the shore showed up from the tahoe retreat cec and i did a few weeks back. God gave us a word for a girl that she was going to be totally delivered from drugs at the  retreat. she came up to me and said at the comedy show, “i haven’t had one desire for drugs and whenever the thought comes, i feel sick to my stomach. my counselors have been concerned because i haven’t called seeking help. Jesus gave me all the help i needed. i am delivered”. Jesus doesn’t like addiction, but loves freedom. another girl we prayed for who suffered from chronic migraines came up and said, “i haven’t even had a normal headache since the retreat”. Jesus doesn’t like headaches.

Jesus is so good. not only have these people been touched by the power of God, they now believe that God can use them to see kingdomstrations through their lives. and that’s what it’s all about. i like writing about kingdomstrations, because i want people to read about how God is moving through normal Christians in very powerful ways.

enjoy these tasty kingdomorsels…