Sitting in a Big Chair with God
Let your praises become louder than your troubled mind. Do it, and God will seat himself right in the middle of your life. Have you ever felt like you were far from God? Like you just couldn’t quite reach Him? We know nothing can separate us from His love (Romans 8:38-39), but I will admit there are moments when my senses seem covered in lidocaine – a little numb. Do you ever feel that way? When you are struggling with intrusive thoughts, you’re mentally battered and unintere
Outpouring and Indwelling
You have everything you need to fight your battles and overcome the struggles of life. Pentecost was the beginning of intimacy with the Father, once known only to the Son and the Holy Spirit. The world will never be the same because of the outpouring in the upper room that day. Those first 120 followers accepted the power from on High. This force turned every corner of the Holy City into a target for the most remarkable message humankind would ever receive. From that moment,
Gladys and the Powell Street Miracle
When the Lord fills you with the Holy Spirit, you undergo a recognizable personality change. I was only a few months old in the Lord and still in David Wilkerson’s addiction program when I took a pass home; it was Mother’s Day weekend. Being back in my old Brooklyn neighborhood felt strange – I had changed; the streets had not. I was out one day, turned the corner on my old block when I bumped into Gladys, a girl I used to shoot drugs with. When she saw me, she did a double-t
