MAY/JUNE 2023
In This Issue
The Spirit of Pentecost in an Upside-Down World: Here’s how you can experience the power of Acts 2 to turn your life right-side up for Jesus
Someone said living the Christian life is not difficult; it is impossible—that is, without the power of the Holy Spirit. There is a power so great...
How Israel’s Prophetic Destiny Is Being Fulfilled: A look at the nation’s past, present and future
Around 585 B.C., when the Jewish nation was living in Babylonian exile, we read the words of the prophet Ezekiel: “‘Thus says the Lord God: “Surely...
Know God Now: Embracing God’s love to experience Him in transformative ways
One of my greatest desires is to enter authentic communion with God and to become one with Him. I want to know Jesus in me and around me and...
Shining the Light of Jesus in Hollywood: Actress Candace Cameron Bure took a bold stand leaving the Hallmark Channel. Now she’s bringing wholesome, faith-based films to audiences tired of Hollywood’s woke agenda
For most of her life, Candace Cameron Bure has been a household name, first as a spunky child actress on a hit sitcom and later as a talk show host,...
How Do You Lead a Religious Person to Jesus: Practical steps to win unsaved church-goers
Jesus told us that a wise teacher “brings out of his treasure new and old things” (Matt. 13:52b). As a fellow traveler who, like you, desires to...
Breaking the Silence: Women are called to be Christ’s witnesses but too often stay in the shadows. It is time for women to break free from fear and insecurity
Throughout the history of the church, women with a leadership calling have faced criticism, disrespect and a lack of affirmation of their calling....
When ‘Flexible’ Is Too Rigid—Shift Into Fluid: One church made God’s presence a priority. The Holy Spirit arrived soon after
Do you desire God’s presence? What a powerfully probing question, and one the modern church should be asking of itself. It’s also a question I have...
Stay Holy Stay Strong: Defending your purity in a world without boundaries
An increasing number of Christian leaders have resigned because of inappropriate sexual behavior. The regrettable result of these highly publicized...
Hope for Your Young Prodigal: Don’t give up. The seeds once planted will come to fruition
Many young people today are leaving the faith. A 2019 Lifeway Research study showed that two-thirds of young people say they stopped going regularly...
Waging Supernatural Combat by Heavenly Authority: How to Contend for God’s Kingdom from Christ’s Perspective
Since experiencing the encounter I recount here, my life has changed drastically and for the better. I believe yours can, too. Understanding how...
A Closer Walk: Living God’s Grace Forgiving as He Forgives Us
The Lord’s Prayer is the most underestimated and neglected source of immediate power, strength and blessing that is on offer and available to the...
Ten Times the Power of the Holy Spirit
Not long ago, I read a book by motivational speaker Grant Cardone called The 10X Rule. The author criticizes Americans who have a passive mentality,...
Please Don’t Be Afraid of the Holy Spirit
When I was filled with the Holy Spirit many years ago, I knew my Southern Baptist mother probably wouldn’t be happy about my Pentecostal experience....
Become the Friend in Christ You Want to Have
I spent many years being a very negative person. I have teasingly said that during that time, if I thought two positive thoughts in a row my brain...
The Challenge of Excellence (February 1986)
Psychologist Carl Rogers once said, “The older I grow the more I understand those things most private to us are also those things most universal.”...
Holy Spirit Is Raising the Lord’s Revival Army
I have been blessed in my life to have the opportunity to serve the Lord with all my heart, with a genuine mindset to bring glory to His name. As an...