The moment at an Airbnb in LA when I realized the power of a prophetic word and how you can make room for the prophetic in the decisions that matter most.
Well said, Austin! I forget how exactly he said it, but I love the part in the Familiar Stranger when Staton says how more skeptical traditions (like mine) still speak prophetic words they just don't call it that. Instead, we say something like "I feel like God wants me to tell you...". We get so wigged out by that term "prophecy" sometimes which is funny given the way Paul talks about it. I find that most people in the churches I have been a part of are not great at the making space/being silent part. It can feel like a lot of rattling off thoughts and opinions (which are usually very broad ideas) within a conversation with little silence or breathing room. What a gift it would be to the church if we made this practice commonplace in our lives!
Bro! I know Austin Wofford! Stoked that you journeyed with him and his wife on that cohort
He’s a real one! And I’m so glad he brought them into my life
Well said, Austin! I forget how exactly he said it, but I love the part in the Familiar Stranger when Staton says how more skeptical traditions (like mine) still speak prophetic words they just don't call it that. Instead, we say something like "I feel like God wants me to tell you...". We get so wigged out by that term "prophecy" sometimes which is funny given the way Paul talks about it. I find that most people in the churches I have been a part of are not great at the making space/being silent part. It can feel like a lot of rattling off thoughts and opinions (which are usually very broad ideas) within a conversation with little silence or breathing room. What a gift it would be to the church if we made this practice commonplace in our lives!
That paraphrase from Staton is right on. Sometimes, it's all about what you call it.