Tag Archives: tongues

There are a few scriptures that trouble me.  One is found in Matthew 7:14. But the gate to life is very narrow. The road that leads there is so hard to follow that only a few people find it. Another, following the same theme is found just a few verses ...

The tension between our beliefs and the culture in which we live constitutes peer pressure, as was discussed in a previous blog. Romans 12:2 says, “Do not be conformed to this world” (don’t go along with or take after the thinking of the arena of humanity that is apart from ...

Praying aloud about a situation, I automatically began speaking in tongues at the end. My five-year-old was coloring at the table and asked, “What did you just say there, Mommy?” “I’m not sure,” I admitted. “The Holy Spirit gave me that prayer, but we can ask Him to tell us what ...

The “love chapter,” 1 Corinthians 13, is one of the most widely cited passages of scripture. But did you know that these popular verses are usually referenced out of context? The chapters before and after 1 Corinthians 13, consist of Paul discussing the various spiritual gifts and their proper usage. ...

“The reason we see so much misconception, fear, and controversy surrounding spiritual gifts in the west is that once the church begins moving in the power of the Spirit, she will bulldoze the kingdom of darkness,” a pastor once said. The difference between fighting our battle without the fullness of ...