What About Gold Dust?
Editor’s note: This message picks up on some of the things discussed in the previous post, though we’ll start with a different (but related) subject. To view the previous message, go here. If you made a list of the most controversial topics in the present church scene, reports of “gold dust” showing up on people might be at the top of the list. In this article, I’ll do my best to debunk some misconceptions, explain…
Whether In My Body or Out, I Did Not Know
This story is an excerpt from the book Adventures in The Glory, by Tom & Pat Calkins. It is being re-published with their permission. The book is a collection of stories about the supernatural experiences they’ve had with God. I know Tom & Pat. They aren’t what I’d call super spiritual people; just ordinary believers pursuing an extraordinary God. This is the retelling of a very unusual experience that happened in church a few years…
God’s Presence In The Hospital
About two years ago I had a dream that took place in a hospital. As I walked the hallways, I looked into one patient room after another and saw a black presence in every room. I knew the presence was a demon of sickness. In this dream God revealed a problem; sickness is perpetrated by the presence of demons. A few weeks ago I had another hospital dream. In this one, I was praying with…
How God’s Presence Brings Healing
After the day of Pentecost, the disciples became very adept at healing. So many of the sick had been healed that people brought out their sick and laid them in the street hoping that the shadow of the apostles would fall on them: “And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that…
Power At The Marketplace – Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is home to 70,000 Arizona State University students. And one beautiful shopping mall. When we visited Tempe before moving here, we visited the Marketplace and fell in love with the palm trees, fountains, fireplaces, lights, and friendly people. In need of lamps for our apartment, I headed to the mall with my wife and daughter for an evening of shopping. In one of the stores, we met a student and her mother; both decked…