One of the biggest problems we religious folk have is our jargon. Sometimes I wonder if we have any idea what we are talking about. Has it ever occurred to you that our speech might be incomprehensible to our average non-religious neighbor or co-worker? Probably not. I say “probably not” because much of the time … Continue reading What is “hearing God’s voice” anyway?”
Can one three letter word from God, the word "red", be unmistakable supernatural divine guidance? Is God willing to provide a one-word answer to silence our doubts? Does God care enough to answer our practical questions about what to do with our money? Mark has a story that will astound you and lift your faith … Continue reading God taught Mark about hearing His Voice
“Our youth group needs shaking up! I want you to come and teach our youth how to hear the voice of God and then I want you to take them out in public to prophecy over strangers!” so said my pastor friend from Houston. To be honest, I was a little intimidated. I had never … Continue reading Prophetic Teenagers at a Houston Mall
Here is a comment from a reader with my reply below: I now understand your point about supernatural experiences being available to people regardless of the state of their "heart". But, due to the problems involved with such experience with, what we might call, less mature individuals, you go to some length to outline concerns … Continue reading What is a whole-hearted commitment to God?
A few years ago, my doctor sent me for a radiological CAT scan. I had the procedure and the attending nurse told me to drink water as soon as possible to flush the radioactive dye out of my system. As I was walking across the foyer to leave I saw a young man loading up … Continue reading Supernatural Evangelism during a trip to the Doctor
It is hard to find a Christian who doesn't know allot about God. We have plenty of information about Him. Ironically, it is almost as hard to find a Christian who can tell you of a recent encounter WITH God. My point is that there is a difference between knowing about God and knowledge OF … Continue reading Quote from Walt Whitman
Although this blog deals, in a new way, with the relationship in the Christian life between character and giftedness, it might be helpful to read my last blog before reading this one. In it, I suggest that the Christian walk is an act of balance between advancing our Christlike character on one hand and our … Continue reading What is the difference between fruits and gifts?
“I took a team to Murmansk to do an outreach with the brand-new Youth with a Mission base there. We arrived in Moscow the day that Yeltsin was facing the attempted coup in Red Square. It was a very exciting time to say the least. The town that we held our meetings in was a … Continue reading What do you think about supernatural evangelism on mission trips?
“Many years ago, while in the first bloom of our new experience of the supernatural power of God, our city was hosting an annual psychic fair. Psychics and mediums, witches and warlocks, gurus and mystics all came together to spend three days advertising their powers. It was no small fair. It filled one of our … Continue reading Let’s Talk about Supernatural Evangelism to the Occult Community
I was an evangelical intellectual. My Christian formation after making Jesus my Lord at the age of 28 was through the influence of Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, an intellectual lot in the best sense of the word. I had no interest in, or understanding of, the Holy Spirit, beyond that He was the spooky part of … Continue reading Let’s talk about the supernatural impartation of the gift of teaching
Reluctantly Supernatural: In An Age of Reason 