I jumped into the Pentecostal stream a little late. By the time I got here, I had missed the Toronto Blessings, the Smithton Outpouring and the Brownsville Revival of the 1990s. I prayed, “Please God, don’t let me miss the next one.”
I believe that is why . . .
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A knock on his door woke him.
As he got up to answer it, he realized how late it was. “Who could be here at midnight?” he thought. As he opened the door . . .
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This Thanksgiving week, I number among my blessings God’s Word. The Bible is often referred to as a love letter from God. While that is true, the Word also has power. The power to restore identity and transform lives.
Before I list the 8 benefits or powers of the Word, I want to mention that translators . . .
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Have you ever participated in a treasure hunt? I am not talking about following a faded map with a large, red X. I am referring to asking the Holy Spirit for clues to lead you to people to pray for.
In this type of treasure hunt, a person or team of people ask God for clues . . .
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I slipped in and out of a feverish sleep. Every time I opened my eyes, tears of pain gathered. My body ached too much to sob with the tears, so they quietly trickled toward my ears. I could not hold a thought or focus more than a moment or two. The fog was impenetrable, but the pain was worse. . . .
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Medical science confirms what we knew all along. Yes, a broken heart can make a body sick.
My medical provider sent an . . . .
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Susan called our prayer ministry in a panic! The pandemic had her feeling anxious and depressed. She didn’t have the courage to leave her apartment. So, she sat alone with her spiraling thoughts all day long. Yikes!
Susan’s story is common. Freedom from fear, anxiety . . .
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I love a dramatic healing testimony, and this is dramatic as they come! Art Sanborn broke his neck . ..
Read MoreMy battle with the flu last week taught me a valuable spiritual lesson: God’s power comes as I use my authority, in Him. . . .
Read MoreEver since I first wrote the devotion entitled “Mercy for the Mean,” the Lord has been nudging me to rewrite it. And I can see why. The original version (I will leave it up for comparison) has no mention of God’s supernatural enabling to forgive in the face of true evil. So here is my second attempt. Please send me an email with your comments.
Read MoreMy favorite testimonies to read are resurrections. I love to hear peoples’ descriptions of heaven when they have come back from the dead. Scripture says precious little about heaven, so I cherish those glimpses behind the veil.
Blake Healy didn’t need to be resurrected from the dead to describe what is behind the veil. He can see into the Spirit realm any time he wants to! . . . .
Read MoreI would love it if I could read the Word of God in its original language. Every detail, every name, every number, is written for our learning. And so much is lost in the translation. For example, these verses on healing in Acts are actually a lesson on living a praise-filled life.
The notes in The Passion translation point out that the name of the town where Peter is ministering, Lydda, means “strife.” And the healed man’s name, Aneneas, means “praise.” So, this man named “Praise” is living in a place called “Strife . . .
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