I recently came across a quote by C.S. Lewis that has caught my attention, “You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.”[1] Lewis is one of my favorite authors, theologian and apologist. He has a way of taking very deep and theological concepts and bringing them down to a real [...]

EXPOSING FALSE EQUATIONS ABOUT THE MANIFESTATIONS False equation #1: If a manifestation is genuine it will always bring lasting fruit and change. Scripture has many examples of people who stumble after encountering God in a powerful way. False equation #2: If you are sensitive to the Spirit you will be touched in the ways others [...]

THREE THINGS IN EVERY MOVE OF GOD: GOD’S POWER, DEMONIC, THE FLESH 1.God’s power: miracles that bring people to salvation and healing (Mt. 10:8; Mk. 16:15). 2.Demonic activity: Satan came among them. Wherever we find God at work, the devil won’t be far behind. In Acts 16:16-34 we see a girl with the spirit of [...]

HISTORICAL PRECEDENTS There is a historical precedent for the manifestations of the Spirit. Throughout church history unusual manifestations caused by the Spirit’s presence have been documented in virtually every part of the Body of Christ. Christians from every tradition have written extensively about manifestations for centuries. There are thousands of testimonies that substantiate this as [...]

This is about homeless children. While on a visit to a children’s home (orphanage) in central Texas. I spent some time with a group of children 5 to 9 years old. A house father shared this story. When the children come here I spend extra time with them and when we look at what they [...]