Partnering with God As the dichotomy between good and evil on the world stage has intensified, the issue of partnership has seen greater deployment. Ranging from military alliances, economic agreements and ventures in technology-development, the wisdom extends from “I’ve got your back if you have mine,” to shared initiatives. Yet, nothing is new under the […]
The Focus in the Jumble
The Focus in the Jumble The quest for our attention is relentless. It is off-the-scales in intensity. Overwhelming. It not only reshapes our perspective on things, but is a disruption to the very process our thinking is based on. It goes beyond the need to glean a right focus in all the jumble. The deluge […]
Spiritual Oasis
SPIRITUAL OASES Originally published as a SIGN post in January 2012 and then as a chapter in “Leadership by Anointing,” by Morris Ruddick, Xulon Press, 2014 __________ “O house of Jacob, come and walk in the light of the Lord. Because they are filled with occult ways and influences of the east, the Lord […]
It’s Not How You Think
It’s Not How You Think And you’re right. That very clearly was as a double-entendre. “It’s not how you think:” first being your expectation of the outcome. Yet “it’s not how you think” also represents the limits of the thinking and reason for the condition that blinds or impedes the focus or clarity for the […]
Processing Reality
Processing Reality In the beginning, the mother of humanity, Eve, entertained a suggestion that changed everything. Compounding the beguilement she had yielded to, her husband Adam yielded to her reasoning and the suggestion she acted on, compounding the impact of the beguilement. It wasn’t like this couple didn’t know God or hear from Him with […]
Opportunity in Crisis
OPPORTUNITY IN CRISIS Note: Early in 2008 I was in prayer with a close friend. He stopped to describe an image he had had of a sea of God’s people who had become discontent. There was a timing factor to their discontent. He then said he saw me arise with the answer they were seeking. […]
The King of Glory
The King of Glory We’ve entered a time unlike any in recent history, when amidst the escalating turmoil, conflict, not to overlook the hatred of God’s people, discerning the times has become hyper-critical. Within the growing cacophony of voices, wisely discerning the times requires a dispassionate humility, a childlike faith that surpasses the ordinary …. […]
Fullness of the Nations
The Fullness of the Nations Paul the apostle famously wrote the Romans: For I do not want you, brothers and sisters, to be uninformed of this mystery—so that you will not be wise in your own estimation—that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; and so […]
The Times — Prophetic Glimmers
THE TIMES – PROPHETIC GLIMMERS At the heart of the SIGN ministry is the quest to understand the times to know what to do. Never in my generation has there been a time when this mandate has been more critical. I love God’s word. Since the mid-90s, over the course of each year, I have […]
The Shift and Strategic Alliances
The Shift and Strategic Alliances It’s been extremely subtle. A shift, growing in intensity, is underway. It emerges within the context of the unexpecteds, the distractions and wide swings of recent months. And with that shift is a focus on strategic alliances …. unusual strategic alliances. Alliances outside the boundaries of our typical religious thinking; […]