Years ago I made a trip to Germany with a dear friend. I want to share with you some highlights of that wonderful adventure of being led by God’s Spirit, sharing the faith, love, and peace from God we’d experienced, watching it touch the lives of hurting people. Before leaving home, we had no idea what God had in store…
Recently on my European radio program, I have been speaking about the Holy Spirit. In July, when I mentioned how the Holy Spirit had led me concerning the virus and the vaccine, I received many questions from listeners. I realize that many Christians are ignorant of the witness of the Holy Spirit. Led by the Spirit of God A vital…
It seems that in most things there has to be a decision and a starting point. What I mean by this is that we can pray about something for years and never do anything. We can talk about something many times and never do anything. All these things can be prayed about and thought about but may never get started…
Once we begin our spiritual journey, the Holy Spirit is at work to open our eyes so we might discover areas in our life in which we have been deceived. This is considered to be the most painful part of the process of growing up into a mature and spiritual Christian. This was true in my life. “You are self-righteous”…
Today is Pentecost Sunday. A few days ago, I dreamt that a man was telling me how to flow with the Holy Spirit. As he was speaking and demonstrating with his hands, I thank God that I grasped what he was showing me. Jesus said he would give us a well of living water that we could draw from; he…
Over fifty years ago the fire of the Spirit exploded, something mainstream Christianity had not experienced for a long time. Called the Charismatic Movement, it brought a spiritual awakening to millions of people around the world. According to historian Eddie L. Hyatt, by the mid-1990s this movement claimed 450 million adherents worldwide and was adding over 23 million every year.…
In honor of Pentecost Sunday tomorrow I am posting my essay, “Ode to the Holy Spirit.” I describe the condition in our culture (remember, the God is dead movement?) and the ensuing outpouring of the Holy Spirit around the world. I think you will be blessed as you recall what God did in the midst of great darkness upon our…
According to Hebrews 1:1-2, in Old Testament times God spoke to His people through the prophets. In New Testament times God spoke to His people through His son, Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Upon Jesus’ return to the right hand of God, He promised to pour out the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:33). The promise of the Father is that the Holy…
After we receive Jesus, there are two things we need to become knowledgeable of: 1) how to use our faith, and 2) the Holy Spirit. Since we celebrate Pentecost next Sunday, I want to focus on the Holy Spirit. We need to understand who the Holy Spirit is, the work of the Holy Spirit, how the Holy Spirit leads us,…
Shortly after I began this spiritual walk, I started to sense different things. Some of them gave me joy and anticipation, while others brought discomfort and pain. Like the day I suddenly felt an inner prompting to return two books to my high school back in Michigan. Ouch! I didn’t like this. These books belonged to me, I thought! Yet…