Charisma Archive
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Bible Study: Praise God in the Storm
It was the dead of winter in Yarmouth, Maine. Discouragement was trying to wrap itself around my neck like ivy twining around a house. My husband was out of work and depressed. Day after day he interviewed for jobs and didn’t get them. Normally optimistic and able to encourage him, I was struggling now. I
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How Do I Know When It’s God Speaking?
You and I are living in a day when we need to be certain that God is directing our lives. We get His answers for the situations in our lives when the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth, speaks into our spirits and transmits the “overcoming” victory of Jesus. If you want to clearly hear
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A Year of Kingdom Building at KCM
Kenneth Copeland Ministries preached the Word of Faith around the world in 2021. The seminal program Believer’s Voice of Victory began its 42nd year on television and 45th year by radio, having reached billions of viewers and listeners. KCM’s Victory Channel on-demand portal counts: over 600,000 YouTube subscribers over 21 million video views averaging over
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Cancel Culture Continues: ‘Truth Is Not Hate Speech’
Twitter locked the account of The Babylon Bee recently for alleged “hateful conduct” after the leading satire website named U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine its “Man of the Year.” Levine is a biological male but identifies as female. Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon took to Instagram to announce their account was locked. Twitter
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Dance Program Protects Girls from Sexualization
In the past few decades, young girls and boys increasingly have been sexualized in dance and performance arts with erotic moves and sexually explicit music. “Young girls look and act like mature women,” according to Dance Awareness, an organization committed to “bring awareness and education to adults in order to stop the hypersexualization of children
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Remembering Gerald Derstine (1928-2022): Early Figure in Charismatic Renewal
Dr. Gerald Derstine, founder of the Christian Retreat conference sites and former president of Gospel Crusade Inc., died recently at age 93. The ministry announced his passing on Facebook, “Our beloved founder … transitioned peacefully to glory … Thank you for your fervent prayers on his behalf over the past few weeks. … He has
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‘The Closest Thing to Heaven’
Gregorio, 24, grew up in a violent home in West LA, then became a violent young man himself, committing crimes until he finally faced multiple life sentences. “I had a Christian girlfriend who would tell me about God and to read the Bible. To make her happy I would, but my heart wasn’t there,” Gregorio
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‘You’re Safe Here Now’
Jenesis, 20, experienced multiple forms of abuse as a child, was raised by a drug-addicted mother, then at age 13, found her own grandmother dead of a drug overdose. She bounced around government-subsidized apartments in some of Los Angeles’ roughest areas while dreaming of being a songwriter and jotting down lyrics and songs ideas. She
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A Vision to Restore Childhood
When California shut down schools, churches and public life, it created an epidemic of anxiety, depression and loneliness, especially among young people. There is “an insane need for community” among kids, says Alexa Duerst, 26, youth and young adults pastor at the Los Angeles Dream Center. “When you’re told something is hopeless for so long,
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The Spiritual Revolution that Shook the American Colonies
The Spiritual Revolution that Shook the American Colonies By Stephen Strang Charisma magazine August/September 1975 Fifty years before a Lexington minuteman fired the shot heard around the world, another revolution began that shook the American colonies. It was a spiritual revolution which historians call the Great Awakening. It was marked by waves of religious enthusiasm
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Florida Governor at Sean Feucht New Year’s Eve Worship
Sean Feucht, worship leader and recording artist, was joined by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at Feucht’s Let Us Worship New Year’s Eve celebration in Miami. Feucht performed and also prayed over DeSantis and his wife, Casey, who is undergoing cancer treatment. As reported by Fox News, Feucht prayed, “I thank You Lord that in the
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Largest Living Generation Has Unique Set of Strengths to Lead
Generation Z has unlimited potential to become the greatest generation ever. So says Oral Roberts University president Dr. Billy Wilson in his new book, Generation Z: Born for the Storm. Children and young adults born between 1997 and 2012 are now the largest generation alive, bigger even than their Baby Boomer grandparents. ORU’s Wilson believes
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Former Presidential Advisor Doug Wead Memorialized
Born into a prominent Assemblies of God family, Doug Wead rose from traveling evangelist to insider at the highest levels in Washington. His fundraiser in the Carter White House grew into Mercy Corps, a humanitarian aid agency that has distributed over $2 billion in food and medicine since 1979. Wead later won support among evangelicals
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George Wood Remembered as Cheerful Assemblies of God Leader
George O. Wood, the former general superintendent of the Assemblies of God, died at the age of 80 after a brief bout with cancer. He held the office with the AG for 10 years, retiring in 2017. In his final months, Wood kept friends, family and social media followers apprised of his ongoing condition through
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Charisma Courses: A Journey Through the Hebrew Calendar
Join Pastors Adam and Dr. Candice Smithyman on a journey through God’s calendar. Understand the Old Testament festivals and feasts. When we know what God is doing in each season, we anticipate His plans with assurance. Learning His calendar brings joy and prophetic insight. Visit charismacourses.com.
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