Articles Declarations Make A Difference Author: Kevin Dedmon Date Written: Jul 20, 09  | It is important for us to realize that when we declare God’s Kingdom coming, we are releasing Heaven to earth with our words. In fact, the Bible tells us that we have the power of life and death in our tongues (Proverbs 18:21, James 2). The reason Jesus warned u.... |  |
Diamonds and SapphiresAuthor: Karla Johnson Date Written: Jun 15, 09  |
Years ago when my husband Louis was launching a new business, I desperately – no, DESPERATELY – wanted to stay at home with our pre-schoolers and be June Cleaver in real time. After teaching school for five years and pouring myself into other people’s ch.... | |
A Bunch of GrapesAuthor: Jon Plummer Date Written: Jun 15, 09  |
Jason,
I’m watching you playing that trumpet like you don’t have a care in the world, although I know that you do. It sounds so beautiful. You’re watching me watching you. You probably think I’m song writing, sipping my coffee, writing about her and y.... | |
The Sound of His ComingAuthor: Brenda Van Winkle Date Written: May 27, 09  | The noisy din of travelers told us we were nearing the bus station long before it came into view. A cacophony of strange dialects rose above the piercing call of the vendors, whose simple wooden carts were piled high with bananas or steamed buns which would bring a few coins for .... | |
The Exhibit FictionAuthor: Sara Michelle Rust Date Written: May 27, 09  |
The tour guide stopped beside a door. Rough, and uninviting, the door itself appeared to be in pain.
“Through this door is a special part of our exhibit,” He paused turning to the students. “I must tell you, many choose to avoid this room of the Ki.... | |
Bright DayAuthor: Stephen DeSilva Date Written: Dec 13, 08  |
The sun is so hot; it seems to have rolled closer than it should. Despite the calendar, this Indian summer struts through December like a proud rooster. Sun-lit, the day pulls sweat from my brow though the air is cold. Having sat exposed too long, I retreat to a dappled lawn,.... | |
Mercy Triumphs Over JudgmentAuthor: Kris Vallotton Date Written: Sep 03, 08  |
Devilish Deceptions
It’s been said that God does nothing in the affairs of men except they
pray. Prayer is the catalyst for worldwide transformation. Prayer
incites the angels, restrains darkness, and releases nations into their
destiny. Prayer.... | |
Father LaughingAuthor: Stephen DeSilva Date Written: Jun 06, 08  |
Blessings to all the fathers
We love and honor you!
Straining at these weathered oars,
A stormy day, its troubles pour
Out waves of worry that drizzle down
Like rain descending without sound.
My soul finds shelter at a meal
.... | |
The Heart of a StewardAuthor: Jerry Couglin Date Written: May 14, 08  |
Whenever we start up another edition of Financial Peace University, my mind turns to the subject of stewardship—something we hear a lot about in Christian circles. Stewardship and the accompanying edict to be “good stewards” are two of the foundational p.... | |
God -- Who Raises The DeadAuthor: Pam Spinosi Date Written: Apr 22, 08  |
Did you ever lament the demise of a dream? The death of a vision?
Did it depart in an explosive exit, followed by a funeral and observation? Or did it quietly expire from neglect, slipping away unnoticed? Have you forgotten that it ever lived? Did you relegate it to.... | |
Mossy OaksAuthor: Stephen DeSilva Date Written: Feb 28, 08  |
A fallen leaf floats about, blown by easy breezes like a miniature sailboat. The old bass snoozes under a sunken log. Plunk. One acorn drops into the water and disturbs the glassy reflection. Oak images dance and waver as ripples pass by, then return to calmed stillness. The sa.... | |
Bloody KnucklesAuthor: Stephen DeSilva Date Written: Nov 29, 07  | It was New Years Eve, 1980. I rose from my seat, awash in emotions, to give my young heart to Jesus Christ. At the long end of a sweaty Baptist revival meeting, I was repentant and sincere. My repentant response did not come easily. The night had begun with a simple, yet poig.... | |
Go!Author: Pam Spinosi Date Written: Oct 17, 07  | The study on my heart at the moment is the mystery of what happens when we arise and go! I know now that there is something to that concept, something that has taken me years to discover. Looking at my life, I see that I have roosted on both extremes of the spectrum between aband.... | |
Sundial BridgeAuthor: Stephen DeSilva Date Written: Oct 05, 07  | I’m learning to live in a way that invites up-living. I don’t know how else to phrase it—living each day with an expectation of greatness and expansion.
I ambled slowly over the Sundial Bridge, alone among the walking crowd. Each of us bridge-walkers was se.... | |
You ARE A Citizen!Author: Pam Spinosi Date Written: Sep 17, 07  | “There are only three ways to work here: be a French citizen, obtain working papers--or marry a French man.” The French employer’s wit escaped me, but I could not argue with his conclusions: I had no right to work in France. My weekly forage through the wa.... | |
Yada Yada YadaAuthor: Kevin Dedmon Date Written: Sep 01, 07  |
Many are familiar with the phrase “yada, yada, yada,” made popular by the long time sit-com, Seinfeld. In the context of the show, the catchy phrase is used to imply, “O.K., enough already, get on with it, get to the point,” and is usually accompan.... | |
Unknown--Yet Well-Known* Author: Pam Spinosi Date Written: Aug 22, 07  |
The moment for my solo had arrived. The “big ballet” at our dance recital that year was Chopin’s Etudes (French for “studies”) that starts with someone doing the basic five ballet positions and advances in difficulty throughout the ballet. Too youn.... | |
HawkAuthor: Stephen DeSilva Date Written: Aug 01, 07  |
It was a hard climb from bed this morning. Last night I set my alarm thirty minutes ahead. I was listening to my wise Grandma’s voice insisting, “The early bird gets the worm.” This bird wanted the worm, but at this hour it tasted like sandpaper. Too many .... | |
Those 4 DaysAuthor: Pam Spinosi Date Written: Jul 12, 07  |
One morning in 2003, I found it hard to pray because I awoke hit with the “realization” that God had not answered my prayer about an important issue in my life. To continue to hope seemed pointless, for I felt it was already over. Then I thought about Lazarus’.... | |
A Supernatural LifestyleAuthor: Chris Overstreet Date Written: Jun 07, 07  |
Are you hungry for the reality of the Kingdom of God to invade earth? I often ask God for a gift of hunger for the things pertaining to His Kingdom. I used to weigh 375 pounds. I was constantly eating. I lived for the next meal or trip to McDonald’s. It’s funny that.... | |
Battle of Inheritance Part 2Author: Eric Johnson Date Written: May 22, 07  |
In Part 1 of "Battle of Inheritance," we talked about not apologizing for what’s been given to us for free. Along with that, we talked about the tension that occurs when you have been given something for free and about not letting the pressure of "I need to.... | |
Room to DanceAuthor: Pam Spinosi Date Written: May 01, 07  | I once saved a page from Look Magazine on which a photographer had arranged pictures taken over an 18- or 20-year period. When his friend’s son was a baby, the photographer dressed him in an adult man’s clothes. Each year at the same time, he would photograph the chil.... | |
Stewards CommissionAuthor: Stephen DeSilva Date Written: Apr 13, 07  |
Bethel Church was commissioned on February 25, 2007, again.
The hectic conference surge retreated into our normal church rhythm. Our guest speakers lingered to share with the Bethel family.
Larry Randolph opened Sunday morning with his good humor and sharp wit. Through.... | |
The Price is RightAuthor: Banning Liebscher Date Written: Apr 02, 07  | I hate to admit it, but I was once addicted to The Price Is Right. It was the summer before my sophomore year of high school, and I did not have my drivers license yet, so I found myself waking up every day at 10:00 a.m. and turning on the television to the words, “Come on .... | |
From Almond to House of GodAuthor: Stephen DeSilva Date Written: Mar 15, 07  | I am having so much fun in church these days. We taste the fringes of
John 10:10, "I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly."
What an extreme word, "abundantly." It means "excessive," "more," "much more," "e.... | |
The Battle of InheritanceAuthor: Eric Johnson Date Written: Feb 14, 07  |
“We are not allowed to apologize for something that has been given to us for free.” ~ Anonymous
Something that fascinates me is how families with a long line of heritage function. There is a dynamic that takes place that is sometimes missed by the naked eye. It&r.... | |
History MakersAuthor: Kris Vallotton Date Written: Feb 01, 07  | Every so often in the course of history there are individuals born who defy common reason and statistical explanation. These are the great ones, who break the tether of their generation’s expectations and rise to the high call that seems to echo from somewhere beyond the gr.... | |
Ideas beyond our timeAuthor: Eric Johnson Date Written: Dec 15, 06  |
When an idea has reached its time, it enters the minds of several people.
A little over a year ago, we had a conference at Bethel where Bishop Joseph Garlington was here as one of the speakers. He made a statement that was so profound that it has become a key f.... | |
DRUNK PEOPLE DO CRAZY THINGS!Author: Kevin Dedmon Date Written: Sep 16, 06  | It is true, drunk people do crazy things. They will say the craziest things to anyone who will listen (even if they won’t listen). They will laugh out loud, oftentimes for no apparent reason, and without any sensitivity to their surroundings whatsoever. They will dance, fall o.... | |
But God...Author: Eric Johnson Date Written: Jul 17, 06  |
“But God, I can’t talk,” Moses said in response to God having called him to lead Israel out of 400 years of bondage. Moses had a speech impediment.
“But God, I am the least in my family. Not only that, but my family is the least in all of Israel,&rdqu.... | |
Victims, Vampires, and VoicesAuthor: Kris Vallotton Date Written: Jul 17, 06  | In the Projects were I grew up there was a canal down the street from my house. A chain link fence protected the canal. We would often jump over the fence so we could play in the water.
One day my friend Ray and I decided to build a boat to float the "river". We went to my h.... | |
Gold DiggersAuthor: Eric Johnson Date Written: Mar 30, 06  | More Gold?
A few years ago, I was visiting Round Mountain, Nevada to speak at a youth conference. I was a youth pastor at the time, and several youths from my church were with me to help minister and lead worship.
One afternoon, we were given a tour of the well-known gold .... | |
The Power of a VisionAuthor: Kris Vallotton Date Written: Feb 01, 06  | "A man without a vision is a man without a future. A man without a future will always return to his past."
"A knife cuts because it has a narrow focus" (Cleddie Keith).
"A coward dies a thousand deaths, but a brave man dies only once" (Roman soldiers).
"When God predete.... | |
The War of Two Worlds and the Meca AffectAuthor: Eric Johnson Date Written: Jan 31, 06  | "I'll take a double mocha, chocolate please". Minutes later I was walking through a busy terminal in San Francisco International Airport. As I found my seat in terminal 86 and officially began my 2 hour layover, I began to observe and watch people.
Across the way there was a .... | |
A Key to MiraclesAuthor: Bill Johnson Date Written: Nov 29, 05  | Jesus once called a group of onlookers hypocrites because they could discern the weather but couldn't discern the times. It's apparent why Jesus would prefer people to recognize the times (spiritual climate and seasons) over natural weather conditions, but it's not quite so appar.... | |
Plundering EqyptAuthor: Bill Johnson Date Written: Nov 16, 05  |
My travels in ministry often take me to the center of Nevada. Nine hours in the car is a pain to most every part of my body. Reno is on the way, and is a nice halfway point. I now break this trip into two days travel, instead of one.
Reno is actually a great place to st.... | |
Martha and MaryAuthor: Judy Franklin Date Written: Nov 14, 05  |
Martha was truly a lovely child. She knew her parents loved her and they were a very happy family. Ywah had blessed them indeed. Martha's father owned a very successful business that prospered them greatly. They had a large house and several servants to help run the hous.... | |
GENERATION 14Author: Gen 14 Date Written: Oct 30, 05  |
GENERATION 14
"We take what we do very, very seriously. We want to be the best group that has ever existed on the planet. When people say the 'Beatles,' 'Doors,' or the 'Grateful Dead,' we want them to say, GEN-14!" (Brutha Rich).
By their style of clothing and pre.... | |
It's Time to go PublicAuthor: Banning Liebscher Date Written: Oct 10, 05  | There is a major difference between one??s private life and one??s public life. Most people have no problem rocking out to their favorite song while singing at the top of their lungs in their bedroom, the shower, or their car. But play that same favorite song while that same pe.... | |
Pizza My HeartAuthor: Bill Johnson Date Written: Oct 01, 05  | I often go down to the local pizza parlor and order pizza. The pizzas in this particular place are so expensive that I can"t afford them. Thankfully, a very wealthy man gave me his credit card to use whenever I want. He simply said, "Just use my card; you can have any pizza you .... | |
The Big QuestionAuthor: Eric Johnson Date Written: Sep 20, 05  |
An amazing fact, yet at the same time a scary one, is the reality that many people are bored with their prayer life. Even worse, many don't know how to pray.
I remember when I was younger, my parents called my brother and me to .... | |
Sustained PrayerAuthor: Banning Liebscher Date Written: Sep 09, 05  |
It was May on an airplane when the Lord began to speak to me about our youth group committing the upcoming summer to prayer. I had just left the International House of Prayer in Kansas City and I knew the Lord was calling us to launch a ?®Summer of Prayer.?? There .... | |
Healing - An Adventure into the ImpossibleAuthor: Bill Johnson Date Written: Jan 01, 05  | When Jesus walked the earth, people believed that sickness was from the devil, and that healing was from God. Things have dramatically changed in two thousand years. Now, many think affliction is allowed and sometimes sent by God to build character, and those who pursue the minis.... | |
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