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 Tri and Nancy Robinson (picture courtesy of trirobinson.org) There is a lot of fear in the world today about the future. People are scared of earthquakes, super volcanoes, political shutdowns, and the apocalyptic Second Coming of Jesus.
Some of this fear is good as it prompts us to prepare both our hearts and our lives. Yet, unchecked fear is a bad thing.
It is to this unchecked fear that I would like to highlight Tri Robinson’s recent article entitled, “Maintaining Hearts of Tranquility in Times of Global Turmoil.”
This article captured my heart on the subject of global turmoil so beautifully I had to share it with you all. 
Here are the five points Tri makes:
1. Simplify your life – “Physically, emotionally and spiritually. Most of our lives have become cluttered with material things, out of control emotions and wrong choices which have not only complicated our lives but caused a form of paralyzing dysfunction.”
2. Be prepared for short term crises– “Having the experience of working in disasters such as Hurricane Katrina it became evident to me that people who took basic steps of preparedness recovered much quicker than those who became dependent on government help. Not only that, but many of those with the mindset to be prepared also became the workforce that served others in the aftermath of the crisis.”
Continue reading Maintaining Hearts of Tranquility in Times of Global Turmoil
 Sunday evening after church and nice nap, I wonder down the mountain to a “Kingdom Theology for Reluctant Charismatics” meeting at the Vineyard Boise. The meeting was for those folks who are feeling a tad apprehensive about the move of the Holy Spirit – either because of past hurts, abuses, being a afraid of the unknown, theological misunderstandings or simply because it is new.
The meeting was powerful! One of the pastors shared his testimony about the being unsure about the whole Holy Spirit deal – not because of theology (for he recognizes that God still does miracles today), but because of past abuses and hurts. Having grown up in Pentecostal/Charismatic churches, I can relate to this pastor’s story as I have seen more then one person get beat up and thrown to the wolves due to their lack of ‘faith.’
This is the dark secret of the Pentecostal/Charismatic world. If God’s healing and blessings are contingent on your faith, then when you are not healed or you do not get that ‘thing’ or ‘ministry’ you prayed for – then you must not have enough faith. Therefore, you must somehow build up your faith so that God will answer you prayers. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always work, meaning that people are left feeling like losers and second-rate Christians.
Yes – I know that this doesn’t happen at every Pentecostal/Charismatic church in the world. I know I am making a strawman – but I am doing so on purpose because it is a large strawman build on facts that needs to be talked about and addressed.
But, alas I am allowing my fingers to go off topic – back to Sunday evening. Continue reading Seeing Kidneys; Healed Emotions
“The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” –John 3:8
I don’t know what is happening – but the Wind is blowing. It feels strange to day [...]
 18 days. That is how long it has been since God grew my leg out.
Yeah, I know – I’ll wait while you read that last line again.
Finished?
Great. So how is your modernity mind working? It is freaking out with all kinds of scientific data with words like “bone”, “blood veins”, “nerves”, “flesh” and “cells”?
If you can control your skepticism a bit, I will tell you my story.
I was born on May – oh, sorry, wrong year…let me reset my time clock……..ok. I think I’m ready.
Let me see – yes, now I know. It was May 2, 2010 in the evening at the Vineyard Boise. There was a guest speaker that night (who’s name does not matter) who gave a wonderful talk about how God is a God of generations. He is the God of Abraham, Issac and Jakob – not just one generation, but multiple generations. This gives me hope as I know He will work in my generation as he has in the past.
At the end of the service, the speaker asked everyone to wait on the Lord and see what He wanted to do. After some silence – the speaker begin to call out some words the Lord gave during the quiet time. One of the words was “snapped” – the speaker thought it had to do with a bone – yet, they also recognized that it could be a mental ‘snap.’ Yes – that was a joke….. sigh Continue reading Growing Legs – Bone, Blood and Flesh
Last night was powerful! A few of us gathered in our basement to watch some videos about human trafficking and the churches response.
Wow… talk about a deep evening.
The speaker was Rob Morri of Love 146 (a Christian organization working to end child sex slavery and exploitation) – and was given at [...]
A while back I mentioned that I was interviewed by Sojourners Magazine for an article about young evangelicals and politics. Today I’m proud to bring you the completed article as reported online (the printed magazine won’t be out for another few weeks).
Warning: the article is quite long as it was written for [...]
It’s a miracle!! Someone ACTUALLY wants to hear my views!!! I mean, come on, lets be real – most of you all read this blog out of guilt placed upon you by the editor (which is not me..really….I’m being serious here…the editor is a non-partisan, non-bias individual who’s main job is to get people [...]
As report here last week, a follow Believer and friend journeyed to Asia to protest China’s human rights policies. This friend, Brandi Swindell, was arrested twice for 1) unfolding a banner in Tiananmen Square that read “Jesus Christ is King” and 2) for holding a prayer / news conference in said square. Brandi and [...]
A few weeks ago the 700 Club came to Boise and interviewed some of the folks at our church about our community garden, the Garden o' Feedin'. I would enbed the video, but for some reason I can’t get that part to wok.. sigh… so you will have to follow this link to watch [...]
Yelp – Brandi Swindell, the gal I told you all about yesturday, tried to hold a prayer meeting / news conference in Tiananmen Square today. The result of said prayer meeting was getting dragged out of the Square by plain clothes police. (full story)
It is unknown if they are still in custody [...]
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Who Writes This Mess? My name is Joshua Hopping and I am a Son of the Most High journeying through a foreign land following the Wild Goose (i.e. the Holy Spirit) one step at a time.
As I journey along the Way, I have the privilege of serving as the bi-vocational pastor of the Payette River Vineyard Christian Fellowship. I am also a voracious reader who loves studying church history, theology, and world missions.
This blog, "Requisite Danger", is a record of what God is teaching and showing me as I try to follow Him wherever He leads as well as occasional random thoughts. I pray that you will join me in this journey through online/offline interaction as this life is lived in community.
May His grace and peace be upon you.
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