Joseph-Daniel Calling

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The Clint Eastwood Western by this title portrays the cultural dynamics of a time of explosive, lawless change. The theme involves a quest, a quest of recovering stolen resources. The character of “il bueno ….the good” points to the importance of engaging in the process. It suggests a different mode of thinking …. leading by faith …..in the restoration of being givers of Life.

This different mode of thinking is one in which life is gained, by grasping it lightly and giving it away. Peter took awhile to understand this but when he did, the dynamic transcended the natural realm as he healed the beggar with the words: “Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have I give to you. In the Name of Jesus, get up and walk.” What he had grasped, carried authority.

It’s enhanced by operating in community, tapping the dynamics of the Jewish roots to the faith ….as a culture within a culture. Neither Joseph nor Daniel were bashful or hesitant in employing their culturally-shaped faith in actuating key Kingdom dimensions of their leadership within their host cultures, and with their host leaders. AND through the prophetic anointing, wisdom and Life they imparted, they transformed their hosts’ views of reality, as well as their host cultures-of-death as a result.

The players, voices and senseless acts of lawlessness in today’s drama certainly reverberate with the same atmosphere reflecting the conflict dividing the good, the bad and the ugly. Yet emerging has been a wakeup call; and with a groundswell of voices extending beyond the committed believing community, has been a concerted pushback.

The players and voices emerging are unfazed by the threats of the lawless, the scoundrels and scavengers. Rugged and resolute in their own right, even Scripture labels them as strangers not fitting standard profiles. Ones conforming to a number of players from biblical accounts who emerged “suddenly,” resetting history with their mandates.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | Global Initiatives Foundation The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Posted on September 10, 2025September 10, 2025 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly For many, this title will be a reminder of the Clint Eastwood spaghetti Western. Highlighting times of chaos following the US Civil War, it follows the quest for hidden riches of stolen Confe...