I Corinthians 12-14 describes miracles, healings, tongues, and prophetic words as ordinary occurrences in the early church. In synaxis gatherings, it was EXPECTED that some would prophesy, some would speak in tongues, others would interpret, and some would carry an anointing to release healing and perform miracles, etc.The Apostle Paul asks in Galatians 3:5 …“Does He who provides you with the Spir...  Read More

Think about it ...The New Testament Church was born on The Day of Pentecost, in Acts 2. What is the ENTIRE focus of that chapter? An honest answer is MIRACLES … a great outpouring of miraculous power:the roar of a rushing mighty wind in The Upper Room … that was no only heard in the room, but throughout Jerusalem!a pillar of fire entered the room, then supernaturally divided into individual flames...  Read More

In John 14:12 Jesus promised ..."He who believes in Me, the works that I do, you shall do also; and even greater works than these shall you do, because I go to The Father." [emphasis added]I cross paths with few Christians today who seem to actually take this verse seriously! There is almost no expectation these days for believers to actually do the same things that Jesus did ... and certainly not...  Read More

How did the early church do it? What attracted pagans to Christianity, to the extent they would risk persecution ... even death ... to align themselves with Jesus-followers?I believe that I have the answer to that question, but it's an answer most Christians today will have a hard time accepting! Bible historians tell us that the PRIMARY reason for the 1st Century church's explosive growth was a c...  Read More

I've been a pioneer my entire life ... an explorer, fearless & unafraid to challenge the status quo, a norm-buster, a paradigm shifter! Unfortunately, since my 20s, that has resulted in me being an outcast in most religious circles.In my 20s, as a youth pastor in a prominent denomination, my approach to youth ministry was so radically different than most, that other youth ministries in my area wou...  Read More

A RETURN TO ACTS 2NEW TESTAMENT LIFE … RESTORED!syn*ax*is | a gathering; a coming together; a reunion UNDERSTANDING SYNAXIS The word used for house-to-house gatherings in the Early Church was SYNAXIS … a Greek word that means “a gathering; a coming together; a reunion”. A synaxis was an on-going “family reunion” of believers, outside the corporate setting. A synaxis was a very specific kind of gat...  Read More