At the beginning of every New Year I always reassess my goals and pray for God’s direction. I ask myself: What do I want God to accomplish in my life this year? Then I seek the Lord to hear what He is saying to me about the next 12 months.
Years ago, I met a flamboyant preacher from New York. He was very popular, but something about him was really creepy. He claimed to be a prophet, and he was applauded for his uncanny ability to “read people’s mail.” But he strutted arrogantly on the stage, spoke harshly to his staff and spent a lot of time taking up offerings.
Over the years I’ve seen countless answers to prayer, both for me and for friends and family members I pray for regularly. I’ve seen healings, job openings, reconciled marriages, real estate sales, engagements, supernatural provision, divine protection and so many other miracles. I don’t question whether God answers prayer.
Orlando’s One School of the Arts has found a unique way to bring creative, real-life learning and community to the virtual classroom.
The “Washington for Jesus” event in 1980 became a turning point for a nation reeling from the Vietnam War, Watergate, Roe v. Wade and the feckless presidency of Jimmy Carter. A 20-year-old Jonathan Cahn was there and deeply moved. Forty years later Cahn, now a bestselling author and Messianic rabbi, had a vision to call America to return to God during an even darker period—once again on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Last month a pastor named Antione Ashley invited me to speak in his church in Deland, Florida, near Orlando. Ashley is only 33, but he has seen the Holy Spirit move powerfully in the past few years. When he began leading Arise Church two years ago, he made it clear that he wouldn’t apologize for the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
With the Christmas season upon us, Jim Denison, co-founder of Denison Forum, pastor, author and digital-ministry leader, offers surprising insight on Christmas traditions and Santa Claus.
It annoys me when Christians try force people to fit in narrow categories. For years, we’ve done this with gender. I wish I had a dollar for every time a preacher has claimed that “all men hide their feelings” or “all women love to shop” or “all men refuse to ask for directions.”
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia regarding a Catholic foster care agency that refuses to compromise its religious beliefs by placing children with same-sex couples.
