The Death of a Dream

By Francis Frangipane It’s amazing how many twists and turns we travel in life searching for personal significance. We can accept occasional anonymity when giving to charity or in playing a behind-the-scenes role, but we do not want our entire lives to be...

To Attain the Fullness of Christ

There is a new stirring from the Holy Spirit. The Lord’s goal is for us is to abide in Jesus. John taught, “The one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked” (1 John 2:6). If we truly abide in Him, we will walk...

The Upward Call

By Francis Frangipane Many challenge the idea that, as mere humans, we can actually perceive the Lord’s thoughts. We have too often heard those who proclaimed that “God told” them such and such when it wasn’t true. Still, because others fail to...

Possessing the Mind of Christ

By Francis Frangipane To See as Jesus Sees “He who is spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no one. For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ” (1 Cor. 2:15-16). This is one of...

The Power of a Transcendent Life, Part 2

By Francis Frangipane In our last message, we stated that the destiny of every Christian, according to Paul, is to be conformed “to the image of [God’s] Son” (Rom 8:29). Typically, when I remind people that our core destiny is Christlikeness, most...

The Power of a Transcendent Life

By Francis Frangipane There are a great many books written today about developing our spiritual gifts or discovering our purpose, most of them are absolutely worthy of our attention. Recognizing our gifts and being trained to serve God in our individual calling is...