Let’s return this week to our study of contemplative prayer. We had been looking at the reviving of Lazarus in chapter 11 of John. We saw that Mary and Martha had somewhat differing reactions to Yeshua’s delay in getting to Bethany, but both of them told Him that His timely arrival would have prevented Lazarus’ […]

by Sue Towne I am going to take a break this week from our series on contemplative prayer to make some comments and observations on something that is overflowing in our media here in the US—the reactions to the Movie. You know what movie I’m going to address. It’s The Passion of the Christ. I […]

What is the origin of the biblical wedding? There is so much information on this subject that I will begin with the origins of the wedding and the wedding contract. I will continue on this subject for several articles. The wedding begins in the following scriptures: And the Lord said to Moses, Behold, I come […]

I’ve been sharing with you now for weeks about the subject of contemplative prayer. This week I want to take “a little side journey” and talk about an incident in the gospels that speaks to the issue of “wasting time on Yeshua.” Last week when I wrote about some of the practicalities of contemplative prayer, […]

For the Word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword’ Hebrews 4:12 The Lord has given us a great gift in the testimony of Dale and Pearl Raatz. Their story is one of victory over a medically hopeless situation through skillfully applying the Word of God. Dale said, “God […]

By Emily Dotson God gave everyone the (same) measure of faith, according to Romans, but what we do with our measure of faith determines our measure of success (Ro. 12:3b). By Matthew chapter 17, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you can say unto the mountain, (or problem), “Remove hence to […]

Bethel Church, located in the quiet town of Redding, California, is home to one of the most dynamic healing ministries of our time. People journey to Bethel Church from all over the world, and are released from cancer, birth defects, chronic pain and just about any other disability that can be named. Sid recently interviewed […]

If You Were the Devil by Lonnie Lane What if you were the devil and for eons you had been trying to outsmart God and to upstage His claim on worship and glory and splendor and sovereignty and now you had to deal with those, uh, peasants, fisherman, nobodies … and even women who are […]

By Emily Dotson Until you know that God wants you healed, well and strong, then you really don’t know the goodness of God. By 3 John, we can see how God wants us healed, well, and happy, even more than we can imagine. Yet our blessings are limited to how well we know God. We […]

By Emily Dotson God has a good future planned for you; but satan plans your death, too. There are crossroads ahead, and you have only two ways to go. Satan plans your death on one road. Unless the Spirit gives you insight, you will question which road and which way you must go? Which way […]