Among the writings of the Old Testament prophets, Moses is named in Scripture 768 times, while Abram or Abraham's name is mentioned 303 times. The one individual who holds more predictions about His appearance and ministry throughout the Scriptures is the promised...
Note: This story originally appeared on charismamag.com in 2011.Among Christians worldwide, there is controversy concerning teaching about the rapture, an end-times event described by the apostle Paul in several Scripture passages (see 1 Thess. 4:16-17; Eph. 1:9-10; 1...
Have you ever wondered why, after raising your children in the ways of God, they choose to walk away from Him and go their own way?The heaviest burden for a parent to carry is for his or her own bloodline—his or her children and grandchildren and their eternal...
A guide to interpreting some of the most common objects and symbols in dreamsTo decipher the meaning of objects and symbols in the Bible, a principle of biblical interpretation called the "law of first mention" can be used. It states that the first mention of an...
In the Bible, God cannot resist the prayers of a godly woman, and a godly woman cannot resist communicating with God.Based upon more than three decades of full-time ministry, I have pondered why it seems a woman can touch the heart of God, move the hand of God, change...
1) Set boundaries in your house. Boundaries are a set of limits that indicate what is and what isn't permitted. Some are set from a practical perspective, others for health reasons. Teenagers will often test these boundaries and challenge the authority they've lived...
Remember The Waltons? A popular TV series when I was a teenager, it was set in the mountains of Virginia in the 1930s. A very large family with many children lived in one house, farming the land, eating large meals each night and working hard for their father's small...
Not all signs related to the return of Christ are negative (as are wars, famines, earthquakes, and so on) in nature. Many are very encouraging and exciting. There are seven events that have transpired and are continuing to unfold that are a part of the restitution and...
"Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; and he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: whom the heaven must receive until the times of...
The prophetic seers are at it again. Events such as a Middle East war, a tsunami, a killer earthquake or a Katrina-style weather phenomenon strike the planet, and the prophetic teachers and secular soothsayers begin chirping their warnings like birds in April...
It seems odd that we must judge a dream or vision, but this is true, since there are dreams that come from the flesh, dreams that come from the Spirit of God, and fiery mental darts (Eph. 6:16) that can create a dream from the presence of some unclean...
In the New Testament-era time of Christ and the apostles, the spiritual teachers used practical, everyday persons, places, objects and real-life examples to help their listeners and readers understand and visualize spiritual truths and concepts. A few common examples...
After many years of full-time evangelism and meeting tens of thousands of people from 10 major denominations, I have pinpointed the main reasons why there is a shortage or a drought of spiritual rain and spiritual manifestations in many churches.Any spiritual gift...
To betray a trust is to surrender information about a situation or a person to another person. To betray a friendship is to give up a friend and separate from someone who has built a relationship in your life. To betray a marriage is to break a vow that was made...