zac | January 3, 2010
In the book of Joel, God promises the arrival of His Spirit upon mankind.
Joel 2:28-29 — And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Even on [...]
zac | December 27, 2009
In the ancient world, the art of divination was used to determine the will of the gods. Various methods of divination are still used to this day all around the world. In the Bible, the most common method of divination used was cleromancy — literally meaning “lot prophecy.” The idea of casting lots has to [...]
zac | December 20, 2009
When Jesus was on earth, He told His disciples that judgment was coming; He often referred to His coming kingdom (e.g. Matthew 19:28). After His resurrection, the disciples must have surely thought that this defeat over death was the beginning of that kingdom.
Acts 1:6 — So when [the disciples] had come together, they asked him, [...]
zac | November 1, 2009
Paul concluded his letter to the Colossians by saying the following: “Remember my chains.”
Paul repeatedly found himself in prison. (I wonder if he ever considered that possibility while he was putting people in prison — Acts 8:3; 22:4.) By my count, Paul was imprisoned four times. The first was in Philippi where he was jailed [...]
zac | October 7, 2009
I had the great privilege of sitting in on Perry Noble’s lab session at Catalyst 2009 this morning. I am continually amazed that I get to work under his leadership and do ministry with him. Perry talked about VISION and referenced Paul’s story in Acts 26. Here are my notes:
1. Vision starts with an accurate [...]
zac | February 1, 2009
Maybe we should think ahead a little bit. Maybe we should anticipate. Maybe we should dream about options — dream about what we could do for the Kingdom of God. Mandy and I are nomadic: we like to be on the move. One of the main contributing factors for that has to do with our [...]
