The New Free ThinkersBetween the years of 1915 and 1920, Spokane, Washington, was the healthiest city on earth. According to U.S. Government statistics, the town was almost completely free from sickness during that period. This remarkable healthiness had nothing to do with the climate, water, or food. It had everything to do with God’s miraculous power. God led [...]
Listening to something smaller, deeper, and quieter than all the bustling noises around you is a distinct and a defined process. It enriches those around you by the lifestyle you begin to lead. Being “Spirit-led” can be different for each individual person. But it all comes down to one element: how you handle the whispers [...]
Once when I was struggling to break through in prayer, a man of God told me that my thinking was wrong. For a long time I wondered what this meant, but recently God has been dealing with me about my thought life. The Bible talks about the importance of our thought life. Jesus taught in [...]
What is unity? Have you ever wondered that? In this article I would like to share my experiences and understanding of “unity” with you. According to Princeton University’s online lexicon, unity is “the quality of being united into one”. I cannot think of many ways to explain it unity better than through the experiences I [...]
The question is one I often find myself contemplating: where is my focus? Do I have my focus wholly set upon God, without distraction? If the answer is “no,” that means that it’s time to run a series of personal diagnostics, trying to identify what has taken my attention away from Him. In my case [...]
It had been a long day. Complete with an extra shift at work, frustrating homework assignments, and a burned dinner, I was ready to call it a day. Instead of jumping into bed as usual, I turned off the light, leaned against the wall, looked up, and saw stars. I had forgotten all about it, [...]
Riiing! The phone beckons you from its corner. You walk over to it and look at the caller ID. It’s Jesus! At that instant you decide whether to pick up the phone or to ignore the call and go about your day, eventually forgetting that the call was even made. We do this time and [...]
It was the end of a long, unproductive day. I had tried to pray, but there were so many interruptions and things to do that I never really connected. I arrived at the church and set up the room for our unofficial youth guys’ prayer meeting. As one of the primary proponents of these meetings, [...]
The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses – behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.” –Muhammad Ali I came across that quote the other day, and it rings so true. I have done a little boxing in my life, but [...]