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Discernment: A Matter of Life and Death

by Chip Brogden | Featured, Prophetic Wisdom & Revelation

Those who live in union with the Vine do not judge a thing by “can I or can’t I, should I or shouldn’t I”. They do not even judge a thing by whether it seems “good or bad.” “But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives...

The Blessing and the Breaking

by Chip Brogden | Discipleship & Spiritual Growth, Featured

“And it came to pass, as He sat at meat with them, He took bread, and blessed it, and brake and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew Him” (Luke 24:30-31). There is a simple truth demonstrated in this post-resurrection encounter with...

Why I Don’t Go to Church Anymore

by Chip Brogden | Ekklesia, Fellowship & Church, Featured

The turning point in my life came in 1995. At that time I was a 24-year-old burned out pastor of a church that had just closed. I was a little angry, a little frustrated, and a little depressed. As I was half-reading and half-praying, I came across a passage that I...

A Way in the Wilderness

by Chip Brogden | Discipleship & Spiritual Growth, Featured

“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert” (Isaiah 43:19). “And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the...

Letter to A Reluctant Prophet

by Chip Brogden | Featured, Prophetic Wisdom & Revelation

Dear Friend, It is with a certain fearfulness that I respond to your inquiry, for I am not an authority on such things. I can certainly relate to your reluctance at being identified among the company of the prophets when so many false apostles, prophets, and teachers...

The Law of Decrease

by Chip Brogden | Discipleship & Spiritual Growth, Featured

Just like the Law of Increase, the Law of Decrease does not depend upon your understanding, agreement, or acceptance. It must be so, therefore it is so. Just as surely as Christ must increase, so you must decrease. People only resist what they do not know and...