JOEL 2 GENERATION

We obviously talk alot about miracles of healing and prophetic experiences on this blog. That isn't going to change. I am regularly asked by people, "what is happening to all the muslims who are experiencing the miracles you talk about"? (translation: Are they becoming Christians and if not, what good are all the miracles?) Usually, the person asking the question is quite skeptical towards miracles, and would only concede their value and/or desirability if they were producing converts to Christianity. I know that globally, miracles are probably the greatest single factor that is leading to Church growth - unquestionably this is true in the so-called Third World and China. It is a constant factor the majority of muslims who come to Christ. Just this week, I have had the privledge of learning that a couple of muslims I know are now ready to follow Jesus and they have seen undeniable miracles of healing. It wasn't the only factor involved, but it is safe to say th

In John 10, Jesus hinged his entire message on the miracles He was performing. He even gave those listening to Him the freedom to disbelieve if He did not do "the works of the Father" (Jn. 10:37). For most of my Christian life, I would have never thought this chapter had anything to do with me. In fact, the Bible I read entitles this section of John as "Jesus Asserts His Deity". In other words, there is no application for me/us personally. However, I am firmly convinced today that since Jesus sent us "as the Father sent Him", we are fully expected to read passages like John 10:37 and apply them to our lives. Jesus DID NOT do His miracles as God. Although fully God, He laid that aside during His life (Phil. 2:6-8) and living as a man anointed by the Holy Spirit. This past week, Ravished, Tenacious B and I were out ministering to some Syrian Muslim men. From the moment we sat down, they were expecting us to demonstrate the miraculous. We had ministere

Last night, my family and I were in a restaurant and we noticed that the female manager was limping. I asked about her condition and she told us it was from arthritis. It was a good time right then, but after dinner as we were paying, my wife asked if it would be ok for us to pray for her. She agreed and with kids in tow, we started praying for her. We didn't pray long, and at the end of our prayers, my wife asked my oldest son (3) to come pray for the lady. He walked up and said, "Shooba." The lady then stood up, smiled a little and said that it was feeling better. We asked her if we needed to pray some more, and she insisted it was better, but her face was giving us mixed messages. Over the next few minutes, however, she started testing her knees some more and her face got brighter and her smile got bigger until it was registering that "something really happened to me" look. She was even running around the restaurant and jumping up and down. Now, I&#

While DJ and I were traveling, we were able to minister to a few people as we were out and about. At one place, we were talking to a lady who I got some specific words for. I felt like she was good with kids and that she had had a hard time in school because it was difficult for her pay attention. As we were ministering to her, another lady came and I saw a picture of a horse for her. She said that as a kid she used to go to her grandfather's who had horses. I also got a word for her left knee that she confirmed was on as well. After a few hours, we were leaving and got into a conversation with a guy from North Africa. I felt like there was someone who had betrayed him within the past two weeks. He thought for a second and nodded his head. I told him that God had shown this to me, but he was certain I knew it "from his eyes." I laughed a little and told him that was impossible. At another time, I felt like this one guy was good with his hands-- turns out he was

while sitting in a coffee shop, I noticed an Arab couple and the Lord spoke to me through a word of knowledge about a choking condition. I approached the couple and asked if either of them had pain or a problem in their throat or necks. Neither did. At that point, I remembered that often a choking word indicates a demonic problem and I felt the word was for the woman. I asked if she ever awoke in the night with the sensation that she was being choked. Her eyes opened wide - "yes, I do", she said. I explained to her that I felt the problem was actually caused from a demonic source but that my wife could help you. She eagerly took Desert Princess' phone number. We are awaiting her call so that she can be set free.