The following is an excerpt from my book: The Last TV Evangelist: Why the Next Generation Couldn’t Care Less About Religious Media, and Why it Matters. If you’re involved in religious media, you need to read this—and pass it on to your pastor or leadership team. Here are some of the biggest reasons TV evangelists […]
Ezekiel 38-39 foretells a massive future invasion of Israel by the armed forces of six nations. Five of those nations are identified in Ezekiel 38:5-6 with the names they bore in Ezekiel’s time. The first nation, Persia, is now the modern state of Iran. It is currently ruled by an Islamic fundamentalist government that is
One of the most consistent ways the Lord speaks to me is through the avenue of dreams. Many of my writing and speaking assignments are given to me in such a manner. Prayer assignments over the years have almost always come in the forms of visitations and visions. This is especially true if it is
Phil and Pam Rhodes haven’t taken a vacation since 2005. The Tracy, Calif., couple has spent the last eight years ministering to people in the aftermath of fires, floods, tornadoes, and shootings. “We’ve been in some situations we probably shouldn’t have been in,” said Phil Rhodes. “The Lord said, ‘Be strong and courageous.’ ” And
Editor’s Note: Most Charisma readers remember Steve Hill as the fiery evangelist from the Brownsville Revival who has since continued to win countless souls for Jesus around the world. But what many readers don’t realize is that Hill only recently came out of a three-year battle with melanoma. During that time, he received a prophetic
If you’ve ever been weary, you are in good company. Moses grew weary of holding up his hands when the Israelites battled the Amalekites (see Ex. 17:11-13). Job grew weary in the midst of his heart-wrenching trial (see Job 10:1). And David grew so weary with his groaning that he soaked his pillow with tears
Roy B. Zuck, a noted scholar and author, died March 16. He was 81. Author of more than 40 books, Zuck was senior professor emeritus of Bible Exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary and editor of the school’s journal, Bibliotecha Sacra. “Dr. Zuck was a great scholar,” Kregel Publications Managing Editor Steve Barclift said. “I will
You know the verse: “My house shall be called a house of prayer.” Jesus declared these words while driving out those who were defiling God’s temple with their merchandising (see Matt. 21:13). Isaiah had first prophesied this more than 700 years earlier, adding that this house would be “for all nations” (see Isa. 56:7). Thanks
The land known as Phoenix was inhabited by an industrious people between 700 A.D. and 1400 A.D.—a people group who built miles upon miles of canals to make the land fertile. Officially recognized in 1868, the name “Phoenix” was suggested because a new town was springing forth from the ruins of this former civilization. Today,
Imagine a car dealership that provides every car buyer with a free car wash for as long as they own the car. You purchase a car, and along with the required paperwork you are given a free car wash certificate. The dealer tells you he has fully paid for all the car washes you will
A Supreme Court case that challenges a law requiring anti-prostitution policies for HIV/AIDS programs seeking federal money has generated a split among nonprofit groups that counsel sex workers overseas. The case involves a 2003 law that bars funding for groups that work on HIV/AIDS prevention but do not have a policy opposing prostitution and sex
France’s Senate upper house voted in favor of same-sex marriage on Friday, paving the way for it to enter law after street marches rallied hundreds of thousands of demonstrators both for and against it. The move is France’s most significant social reform since the 1981 abolition of the death penalty and was a keynote campaign
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