Weblog of the Free Believers Network http://freebelievers.com/rss-blog http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/what-it-means-to-believe There was a time that I truly thought that all I had to do in order to be a Christian was to believe that Jesus was the Son of God and He died and rose again.... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/the-meaning-of-life We took our five kids up to flagstaff last night to ride "The Polar Express." http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/religion-of-correction The modern-day mentality of bringing correction presents an eerie reflection of where Christianity has sunk in our generation..... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/baby-christians The term "Baby Christian" has never sat right with me.... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/the-tradition-conspiracy Tradition plays a powerful role in human thinking and reasoning. Tradition is more than merely an annual practice or established ritual..... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/recover-yourself I sometimes feel that Christians today have been pre-programmed with an emergency shut-down device that reacts the moment certain things are spoken.... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/what-is-relationship-with-god The problem with humans talking about having a "relationship" with God is that when we hear the word "relationship," we immediately place human characteristics all over it.... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/spending-believe When people read through the different blogs and articles on "The Free Believers Network" site, I see two different ways of thinking manifested.... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/the-conviction-of-the-holy-spirit I grew up hearing that infamous announcement at the end of a gruelingly long sermon; "The Spirit of God is in this place tonight." http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/doctrine-police I would like to talk about a subject that I see springing up just about everywhere on Christian websites...... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/the-path-of-freedom It starts with a question...... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/the-gods-honest-truth-chapter-on-hope I wanted to give a sample chapter for those of you who haven't read "The God's Honest Truth." This is the chapter called, "Love Always Hopes." I think it sends a powerful message to everyone. Enjoy. http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/choosing-fear Several months ago, we did an "Into the Wild" show on the subject, "Fear." Since that time, I have received a flurry of emails and comments about a specific statement I made during the show....... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/speaking-shoat When I analyze the current state of people's understanding, I am convinced that the message has been watered down. People then become immune to contaminates that dilute the truth........ http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/standing-alonely When God began to show me this message of truth, I was a Singles Pastor in a world- famous mega-church. Not only that, but it was a Charismatic mega-church....... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/messiah-complex You're going to have to knock this one around in your head for awhile. I'll call it a "Gum-Blog" because it'll keep you chewing for a few months. http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/the-teletubbie-conspiracy The present day understanding and perception of Christ-likeness and what it actually is has become an increasing source of concern for me....... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/the-absence-of-love-in-christianity I am always amazed when I read Paul's letters to the Corinthian church. I have always felt the Corinthian church was the enemy's way of distracting Paul from spreading the truth. http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/elijah-and-the-charismatics-1-2 Hope you like it. http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/authentic-spirituality First of all, I'd like to say that I consider myself to be a "Charismatic Christian." By that, I mean to say that I...... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/finding-your-groove When I first started preaching this message of the unconditional love and grace of God..... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/the-murder-of-giving When I look at Churches today, I am deeply saddened by what giving has been exchanged for.... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/into-the-wild When I left the institutional church, I wasn't bitter or hurt. We had our share.... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/the-motive-to-my-madness When you love someone with the love of God, you see inside their heart..... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/god-will-hunting About three years ago, I was speaking at a Church in the Midwest and.......... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/spiritual-warfare I've had several people email me, asking my opinion on spiritual warfare...... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/the-pastors-predicament I've noticed in this new Christian movement that people are pointing the blame at Pastors... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/raising-hell I wrote this because I started noticing how much of Christianity is devoted to our fear of hell... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/what-is-the-fear-of-god I've had several people ask the question, "What is the Fear of God that the Bible talks about.".... http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/permission-to-be-human I think the days of people following the "spiritual leader" are over. People need to know that they are ok right now. I wrote this because I have found that so many people are waiting to live their life until they arrive to the spiritual level of their pastor or leader. Let this speak to you. Understand that you are not alone. You don't have to feel like a fraud for being human. This blog is true and real. If it's true of me, I suspect that it's true of you and everyone else. Freedom to be human is the beginning point to true spirituality. http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/what-is-worship-a-new-blog-on-worship After having so many people respond to my previous article on worship, I thought I'd continue on. Beware; there are a lot of sacred cows slaughtered in this article. It's not for the timid or squeamish. Please feel free to cut and past this to as many websites as your heart desires. Just put a link to The Free Believers Network along with it. I hope you like this. http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/going-for-the-worship I was reluctant to post this blog because I worried that it might offend some people because of the "sexual" statements. Interestingly, this has generated more positive responses than I would have guessed. This is a new look at worship and a hard look at what institutionalism has made it out to be. Now I want to encourage every reader to copy this article and post it on every forum, chat room discussion and blog page they can find. http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/making-god-too-nice Some people have made comments suggesting that I have made God out to be too nice. I decided to answer that silly notion with this blog. http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/how-do-we-know-were-right This is an article I wrote to people who hear the message and wonder how they can know for sure that it is truth. I think the concept that I talk about here is something that everyone needs to know and live by. There are too many people today that are taught to live by the book and not consult their heart. http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/i-wasnt-hurt-by-the-church This is in answer to many sincere people who feel that the heart behind the Free Believers Network is a scared, hurt little boy in Phoenix who just needs to be loved. I wrote this because I want people to know that the heart of the FBN has nothing to do with anger or pain of the past. I honestly believe this stuff about God! http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/im-glad-you-asked After getting emails from several people who have asked what changes I thought the institutional church should make, I decided to finally write an atricle on that very subject. You may or may not already know that I have made it clear that I am not against the Institutional system as much as others in this revolutionary movement are. I actually believe that there is a purpose and place for a once a week gathering. In this article I tell exactly what I would change about the present system if I could. I really think that every Pastor in America needs to read this! Truthfully it was written for Pastors. With that said, I truly wish you would email a copy of this to your Pastor. Enjoy http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/the-treasure-map-of-truth This is a great article and revelation about what TRUTH really is. Some of these insights are lifechanging for people who grew up in the institutional Church. Knowing the Truth is knowing Him. http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/smothers-brothers-christianity I remember how the older brother Tommy, of the "Smothers Brothers" made famous the quote, "Mom always did like you best" to his younger brother Dick. It became the signature line of their 1960s comedy act. I think it caught on because it was so funny to watch a grown man talking like an insecure child http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/spiritual-castration I had an interesting and humorous conversation with the parents of a three year old boy the other day. For some odd reason our flow of conversation landed on the topic of masturbation. Rather abruptly and out of the clear blue sky, the mother of the boy made a thundering prediction that her son would NEVER http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/inducing-labor-in-the-twenty-first-century I know that there is a present movement in America that is reshaping the face of Christianity as we know it. I consider myself to be a loyal part of that movement in that I am adamantly against religious control and bondage. I consider The Free Believers Network to be http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/what-is-the-anointing During the last twenty years, the subject of "the anointing" has been brought up many times. I've seen books, tape packs, articles and entire conferences devoted to this particular supernatural subject http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/tripping-out Years ago I was living in California, when my mother flew out for a visit. At the time I was attending "The Church on The Way" in Van Nuys, and when Sunday rolled around, she insisted http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/rediscovering-the-prayer-of-you When I first became a Christian I fell head over heels in love with God. I would spend hours talking to Him and praising Him. The lines of communication between He and I were always wide open http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/healing-the-blind-faith-mentality There are two kinds of faith that I see in the Church today; experiential faith and blind faith. Blind faith is that tiny little spark with which most of us begin our spiritual walk - someone tells us http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/the-jesus-circus For years as a child I grew up singing songs like "Jesus Loves Me" and "Jesus Loves the Little Children." The very mention of Jesus loving us has become http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/freedom-from-the-tree I remember being eight years old and sitting next to my mother in our little Nazarene Church in Arizona while the singers took the stage. Although we were a small church, I'm convinced that http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/spiritual-porn-addiction What if God promised you right now that no matter how much money you gave in the offering, He would never give you one red cent for the rest of your life unless you earned it? What if He guaranteed you that http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/the-trinity-and-the-cow One time I babysat a three year old boy who had an ear infection. His parents had to go to a conference, so they hired me (I was eleven) to watch Jeremy. Because of his ear infection http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/christian-preemies When I received the Lord into my life I was about twenty-one year's old and living in Hollywood, California. It happened alone in my apartment. I remember being so excited that I http://freebelievers.com/blog-entry/the-bible-blog-part-2 Several months ago I took my wife and kids to Disney Land. Just before we left the house I used "Map Quest" to get directions. After typing in my home address and the address of Disney Land