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1. Still Single? This Advice Might Help You Find a Mate

This past weekend I went to Seattle to help perform the wedding of my friends Mehari and Selam, two immigrants from Eritrea who fell in love only recently. They met remotely—not on a dating site, but during ...

Created on 27 July 2021

2. An Urgent Plea to Pray for the Nations

So many Americans live in a comfortable bubble. We enjoy first-world benefits, even in the midst of a pandemic. We complain when our steaks aren't cooked right, when the internet is slow, when flights ...

Created on 20 July 2021

3. 5 Steps to Find Healing From the Shame of Abuse

When I was a boy, something shameful happened to me that I never planned to talk about publicly. During a visit to a summer youth camp in Alabama, an older boy whom I considered a friend took me into the ...

Created on 13 July 2021

4. In Today's Cancel Culture, Show Some Love

Anger has reached the boiling point in our country—and today it's obvious even on airplanes. Flight attendants now require special training in how to deal with unruly passengers. A recent article in Forbes ...

Created on 06 July 2021

5. The Lord Says: 'Let Down Your Nets for a Catch'

I rarely use this column to share a word of prophecy. But for the past few weeks, a message from the Holy Spirit has been rising in my heart. I sense that leaders all across the nation feel a similar stirring. ...

Created on 29 June 2021

6. If You Don't Love People, You Don't Love God

A lot of people ignore the last chapter of Paul's epistle to the Romans because it's basically a long list of ancient names we can't pronounce. After Paul finishes his masterful teaching on grace and salvation, ...

Created on 22 June 2021

7. An Ambitious Plan to Pray From the Heart of America

After a global pandemic that has lasted 15 months, Christians will travel to the exact center of the nation in mid-July from eight directions to pray for the nation in the middle of a cornfield. The "Prayer ...

Created on 15 June 2021

8. An Unexpected Move of the Spirit—in New Jersey

New Jersey is probably the last place I would associate with spiritual revival. It's the most densely populated state in the U.S., with clogged highways, crowded beaches and many older churches that are ...

Created on 08 June 2021

9. How to Tune Your Frequency to Hear God's Voice

One of the most amazing attributes of God is His willingness to communicate. He loves to talk to His people. As soon as He created Adam and Eve at the beginning of time, He blessed them and gave them detailed ...

Created on 01 June 2021

10. Can We Stop Arguing About Speaking in Tongues?

I have had a private "prayer language" since I was 18 years old. No one taught me how to pray in tongues. I was raised in a church that didn't teach about the spiritual gifts mentioned in the New Testament. ...

Created on 25 May 2021

11. 5 Ways Another Pentecost Will Surprise Us

When people staged surprise birthday parties for me in the past, I usually figured out their plans. But two years ago some friends organized a party without my knowing, and when I walked into the room ...

Created on 18 May 2021

12. Please Turn Off Your Phone

On any given day I communicate with dozens of people through texts, calls or video chats. Thanks to apps such as iTranslate and WhatsApp, I can talk on my smart phone with friends on the other side of ...

Created on 11 May 2021

13. Why You Should Never Bury Your Pain

Recently the Lord gave me a specific word of knowledge as I was finishing a sermon in a church. The Holy Spirit showed me, through a strong impression, that there was a woman in the crowd who struggled ...

Created on 04 May 2021

14. God Is Calling His 'Unqualified' Warriors Out of Hiding

My friend Jesse has been following the Lord faithfully for 25 years, and he and his wife are raising two daughters to love Jesus. Jesse has been a fixture at Life Church in Allentown, Pennsylvania, since ...

Created on 27 April 2021

15. How 'Woke' Race Theory Contradicts Christian Faith

Unless you've been hiding under a rock for a year, you know America is now "woke." People are tearing down statues of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and other historical figures connected to racism. ...

Created on 20 April 2021

16. Don't Slam the Door on the Holy Spirit—Invite Him to Move!

This past weekend I preached at a growing church in Lake City, Florida, about an hour west of Jacksonville. For several weeks the pastor, Chris Jones, has been taking his congregation through the book ...

Created on 13 April 2021

17. After the 2020 Election, Can We Salvage the Gift of Prophecy?

It's been more than two months since Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Some people rejoiced that day because their candidate won. Supporters of Donald Trump mourned the ...

Created on 06 April 2021

18. We Were Born to Burn in a Baptism of Fire, So Let's Tend to the Flame

...  the power of Pentecost at pentecost.charismamag.com. J. Lee Grady was the editor of Charisma for 11 years before he launched into full-time ministry. Today he directs The Mordecai Project, an interna ...

Created on 06 April 2021

19. In These Dark Times, Here's Why We Have the Hope of Heaven on Earth

... ng, or crying, or pain." If you are a believer in Jesus, you have the sure promise of a home on the other side. Think about that often, sing about it and tell everybody else about the source of your joy. ...

Created on 06 April 2021

20. 4 Awesome Miracles That Happened When Jesus Died

For centuries Christians have called the day that Jesus died on the cross "Good Friday," because on that day, the Lamb of God was sacrificed to pay for our sins. It was unquestionably a good day for those ...

Created on 30 March 2021