After Elisha watched Elijah ascend into heaven, the prophet went to the city of Jericho and performed his first miracle. The men of that city faced an environmental crisis: Their water was toxic, most likely because of the sulfur and other chemicals that had rained down upon nearby Sodom and Gomorrah years earlier. This poison had made the land barren (see 2 Kings 2:19-22) and it was affecting people and animals as well as plant life.
Bible teacher Beth Moore is one of the most gracious, polite and approachable ministers I know. This is not just because of her Southern accent or her folksy Texas humor. She is a genuine Christian who takes her calling as a preacher of God’s Word very seriously—yet she’s humble enough to know she’s not all that. She’s just a servant of the Lord.
The Christian world celebrates Ascension Day on May 10, 2018. The ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ finalized His redemptive work on earth and validated that His death on the cross was finished and all sufficient. It ended His humiliation and completed the resurrection. It exalted Him to the place of honor and authority at the right hand of God the Father.
The previous week Evangelists Daniel Kolenda and the Christ for All Nations (CfaN) team hosted leaders from seminal moves of God in Toronto, Canada to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Toronto Blessing. But they, and the more than 3,000 worshipers in attendance, experienced more than a trip down memory lane. God truly lit the fire again.
A few months ago, North Korea’s dictator, Kim Jong-un, was firing missiles over Japan and threatening to send nuclear bombs in our direction.
From Assembly bills that are trying to silence the voice of truth to legislation that limits parental rights and seeks to promote perverted sex education, we are at the crossroads: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil” (Isa. 5:20a).
