In the first article about the lure of magic, I described how I wanted magic because of longings to change my circumstances and myself. I was unhappy as a child and wanted relief from missing my mom when I had to live with my dad and submit to the authority ...
Read More »Does faith work? What good does faith do?
We sing the song. We want to believe it. “Faith is the victory that overcomes the world.” Sometimes, though, darkness overwhelms us. Fear and hurt choke us. We doubt whether faith works and our hearts cry out, ‘What good is faith?’ That cry is our hope—for digging deep into our ...
Read More »The equipped officer: ministering in prophecy and other spiritual gifts
“The reason we see so much misconception, fear, and controversy surrounding spiritual gifts in the west is that once the church begins moving in the power of the Spirit, she will bulldoze the kingdom of darkness,” a pastor once said. The difference between fighting our battle without the fullness of ...
Read More »The Rise of Christianity Among Muslims
Amidst all of the war and beheadings caused by the Islamic State, a miracle of rebirth is happening in the hearts of many. Muslims are discovering that there is a Christian God who is alive and with whom one can have a personal relationship. Those who have been taught to ...
Read More »Three things God’s word will do for you
“Your words were found and I ate them, and your words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart,” Jeremiah said (Jer. 15:16). Job said that he treasured the words of God’s mouth more than his daily food (Job 23:12). The prophet Amos foretold of a famine ...
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