Note: This article originally appeared in the April 2003 issue of Charisma magazine. William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army and a man who dedicated his life to lifting the poor out of sin and poverty, reportedly made this statement: “Most Christian organizations would like to send their workers to Bible college for five years. […]
Note: This article originally appeared on charismamag.com in May 2013. As often as the word holy is used by Christians, you’d think that we could all agree on a uniform understanding of its meaning. We read our “Holy” Bibles. We receive “Holy” Communion. We sing the hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy” and acknowledge the “Holy” Spirit, the third
Note: This article originally appeared in the September 1991 issue of Charisma magazine. It was three days before Christmas 1973. The sun was still rising on that cold, misty Toronto morning. Suddenly, He was there. The Holy Spirit entered my room. He was as real to me that morning as the magazine you are holding
Note: This article originally appeared in the March 1991 issue of Charisma magazine and does not reflect the current life of Jim Bakker. Jim and his former wife, Tammy, divorced in 1992. Tammy died in 2007 at age 65. The banner headline across the cover of Newsweek magazine read: “Holy Wars: Money, Sex and Power.”
Note: This article ran in the December 2001 issue of Charisma magazine. There are now seven books in the Harry Potter series and they have sold more than 450 million copies. Have things gotten worse in this area in the the last 14 years? One day I opened the pages of USA Today and noted
Note: This story originally appeared on charismamag.com in 2011. Among Christians worldwide, there is controversy concerning teaching about the rapture, an end-times event described by the apostle Paul in several Scripture passages (see 1 Thess. 4:16-17; Eph. 1:9-10; 1 Cor. 15:51-55, for example). The English word “rapture” is derived from a Latin translation by St.
Note: This article originally appeared on charismamag.com in March 2013. What could an ancient mystery more than 2,500 years old mean to the future of your ministry? To understand its relevance for today, let me set the stage and go back to the last days of ancient Israel. Before Israel’s destruction as a nation, nine
Note: This article originally appeared on charismamag.com in April 2013. Recent research indicates that the number of people who do not consider themselves a part of an organized religion is steadily on the rise. Interestingly enough, though the number of those religiously unaffiliated is increasing, there is little to no trend in the number of those
When Perry Stone was 18 years old, God told him he’d have a ministry someday. He even gave him the name: Voice of Evangelism. Later the Lord added more hints about Stone’s future: a magazine, radio and TV broadcasts, crusades, camp meetings and world-missions outreaches. When Stone told his fellow teens about his upcoming Voice
Note: This article originally appeared in the March 2003 issue of Charisma magazine. There was a time when we taught in our church that Christians could not have demons. I preached long sermons stating that Christians could be oppressed, regressed, digressed, obsessed and suppressed, but never possessed. We believed that a demon could be outside
Note: This article originally appeared in the September-October 1977 issue of Charisma magazine. When I was asked to write this article I accepted readily. But, later it hit me. How does one write about the powerful acts of God in our midst? What words can describe the most historical, the largest and most powerful ecumenical
Known worldwide for his fiery preaching at the Brownsville Revival, Steve Hill remained a passionate advocate of repentance and biblical values until his death last year from cancer. During its five-year run from 1995-2000, more than 4 million visitors came to Brownsville Assembly of God, which resulted in some 200,000 conversions. This spiritual wave also
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