Leaders across many fields have shared their remarks and remembrances of Pastor Hayford upon his passing, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. Jonathan Cahn: “Soon after writing The Harbinger, I was invited to speak at Pastor Jack’s Church on the Way. During the worship, an...
When Jack Hayford was 5 years old, he received his first allowance as payment for a chore—10 cents. Instead of giving him a dime, his father gave him a nickel and five pennies. Then he sat down with his son, showed him Scriptures on tithing and explained that one...
This article was carefully adapted from Hayford’s 2009 book, Rebuilding the Real You: The Definitive Guide to the Holy Spirit’s Work in Your Life (Charisma House), and Stephen Strang’s forthcoming new book, Spirit-Led Living in an Upside-Down World. The Holy Spirit,...
After 25 years of reaching the highest levels of the occult, which is identified as the shadows of the demonic, I understood my demonic training. After going to devil church from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., I also understood the things of the spirit, whether they were on the...
My life was transformed when I was baptized in the Holy Spirit on Oct. 31, 1955. This experience made me see how real Jesus is and how true the Bible is. It is also what held me to this very day to believe in the infallibility of holy Scripture. I was trained at a...
The news was jarring and disturbing, captured in this July 29, 2019, headline in USA Today: “He wrote the Christian case against dating. Now he’s splitting from his wife and faith.” Yes, Joshua Harris, the man who wrote the bestselling 1997 book I Kissed Dating...
Mega-influencer CeCe Winans is challenging people across the world to believe for what may seem impossible. “Believe for It,” the title song of her album by the same name, has become a theme song for a post-pandemic world recovering from widespread loss, division and...
Pioneers are among the first to explore or settle a new country or area, develop or be the first to use or apply a new method, area of knowledge or activity. They forge the roadway that helps a generation reach its destination. Though they are usually unnoticed and...
As a child, I received one of the greatest gifts parents can ever give: I was raised in a home with parents who took their Christian faith seriously. This has had a lasting impact on my life and played a great part in my role for the past several years as founder of...
Can you believe that crazy preacher on the other side of town thinks he’s an apostle? Imagine the absurdity!” A ministry friend told me that the biggest problem in the body of Christ is self-proclaimed apostles and prophets. I didn’t expect him to be so dismissive....
When Jamie Buckingham died in 1992, he had been the conscience of the charismatic movement for 25 years. One of his platforms in his later years was Ministry Today magazine for pastors and leaders. His passing was a blow for those of us who loved him, and it forced us...
So many people right now are dealing with loss. One woman I know from Alabama, Sharlene, lost her husband in late 2021. The same year, my friend Abdiel lost his mother to COVID. Another friend’s daughter has walked away from God. A young married couple I know had a...
I think one of the greatest lies we can believe is, “It’s too late!” At some point in our lives, we all feel like we’ve missed our chance or messed up an important opportunity. We can even be tempted to believe that we’ve disqualified ourselves from having a great...
Several years ago, my family and I spent some time with friends in Washington state. One afternoon they took me through one of those big dams on the Columbia River where so much of the electric power for the Northwest is produced. I had heard of such things as...
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