Daniel K. Norris
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The Unwelcome Guest Sitting on Your Table
The turkey is cooked to perfection and trimmed with all the best fixings. Your table setting is so beautiful it could grace the cover of a magazine. Your friends and family have all arrived and the house is filled with the sound of celebration. Everything is perfect—right? Not quite. There is an unwelcome guest among …
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Why Spirit-Filled Believers Have No Excuse for Timidity
We must always remember that Christ is our eternal king. That means He is either Lord of all or He is not Lord at all. Everything belongs to Him. Everything means everything. Your life, your will, your words and even your possessions are His. Let Him do with them as He sees fit. Jesus said, …
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This Humble Act of Obedience Sparked Brownsville Revival
What are you doing Lord?” Amy asked. “I’m cleaning you out,” was His reply. Though she didn’t fully understand what was happening, one thing was certain—life for Amy Elizabeth Ward would never be the same. It was 3:30 in the morning, and Amy was just getting up on her feet. For the past three hours …
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If You Truly Desire Revival, Learn the Lesson of Azusa Street
The Azusa Street Revival took place over one hundred years ago. The saints who participated have passed away, yet their stories live on. Their testimonies offer a glimpse into what the revival was like and stir hunger in anyone who has ears to hear. Like all things passed down over decades, some things are sure …
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3 Holy Spirit-Inspired Ways We Can Stand Up for the Persecuted Church Right Now
My heart has been heavy these past few days. When I heard the news and saw the images of the 30 Christian Ethiopians who were executed at the hands of ISIS I wept. I know I am not alone in my grief. If you’re like me, you feel powerless in the face of such atrocity. …
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4 Ingredients in the Recipe for Revival
Not being able to use the oven as an 8-year-old, I became quite skilled at cooking meals for myself in the microwave oven. Nearly every morning I would make a full breakfast complete with scrambled eggs, bacon and grits buttered to southern perfection. My mom was amused by her little chef and let me enjoy …
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7 Convicting Warnings Signs for Your Spiritual Life
I was in major need of revival by the age of 19. I was the backslidden grandson of a fiery tent-preaching revivalist. I had spent a great deal of my life in the church but was now running fast into the world. I was a gifted hypocrite who played the part on Sunday but did …
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No, Hollywood, You Can’t Have My Kids!
I was sitting in a green room with a well-known individual when my wife walked in, holding our little princess. The gentleman sitting next to me took notice of what her mom and I already knew. “That girl is absolutely gorgeous!” he exclaimed. Then he added, “She needs to be on TV.” Instinctively, I responded, …
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Revival Is Coming, but God Is Turning Over Stones First
Everywhere I have ministered over the past several months, I’ve asked a simple question: “How many feel as if you have been in a significant and prolonged season of transition?” The response is always overwhelming. Nearly every hand in the church will shoot up attesting to the fact. No doubt many reading this could testify …
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Why Exodus Didn’t Work
Last week Exodus International announced that after more than three decades of standing at the front lines of outreach to the homosexual community, it would be closing its doors, seeking an “exodus” of its own. The organization said it reached the decision “after a year of dialogue and prayer about [its] place in a changing …
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Sling Your Stones at the Real Enemy, Not the Saints
Serious giants are facing off against the American church at this moment. Abortion has claimed more than 50 million casualties and counting. Terrorism is no longer isolated to foreign fields. Secularism is advancing through society and infiltrating the sanctuary, and radical agendas no longer hide in secret—they’re written into law. The church has the spiritual …
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