After 19 years of hosting one of the largest young adult gatherings in the world, the International House of Prayer Kansas City (IHOPKC) is taking a hiatus from its annual OneThing conference to refocus on strengthening relationships internally and recapturing the singular devotion to Jesus exemplified by Mary of Bethany. “We’re going to do IHOP, …
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At 10:30 p.m., I finally sat down on my bed, opened my Bible and asked God to speak to me from His Word. I had a full day of accomplishment. I worked out for an hour and made a new friend at Planet Fitness. I started drafting an e-mail newsletter and had an hour-long conference …
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“What are the benefits of public school?” a person asked on Twitter. I answered, “You learn how to get along with people who are different from you.” Instantly, without any notice, I was ambushed on Twitter by homeschoolers who thought I said ‘”home-schooling is Satanic.” I said nothing about homeschooling. I answered a question about public …
An army of women is being mobilized by God to influence nations, demonstrate signs and wonders and confront the end-times demonic forces. Over 2,000 women from around the world gathered at the Unwavering: Anchored in Christ Gathering hosted by the International House of Prayer in Kansas City (IHOPKC). This is the first women’s conference in …
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After dabbling in real estate for four years, Diane Bickle took a step of obedience and founded Glad Heart Realty in 2001. “I was surprised when the Lord suddenly called me to start my own real estate company,” she says. Bickle’s husband, Mike, is founder of the International House of Prayer in Kansas City (IHOP). …
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I applaud your exercise of your First-Amendment right to free speech. I thought of joining your cause and several of my friends marched with you. I had some friends who marched in Washington, D.C., another friend who marched in New York City, and a cousin, who marched in Kansas City. I wanted to march with …
“Mom, I had a dream,” my 14-year-old daughter, D’Andra, said through tears streaming down her face. “What was your dream about?” I asked. She gulped and sobbed, “Jesus came in my dream and gave me a hug. He hugged me, Mom, and said, ‘I love you.’” I wiped the tears streaming down her face, and …
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“Fear not” is the first thing God says in the Bible when He is about to do something new. The phrase is used 80 times and the first time “Fear not” appeared is in this Scripture: “After this the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, ‘Do not fear, Abram. I am your shield, your …
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Yesterday I was driving and asked my 18-year-old son, Alex, what he thought Jesus looked like. While he was thinking of an answer, I told him my thoughts. “I think Jesus is an unassuming, ordinary Arab or Jewish man. I don’t see Jesus as a Hollywood glam hunk but someone whose “ordinary” appearance would blow …
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My first pastor is in prison. My former pastor is no longer pastoring. My current pastor, Steve Gray, started at a small country church with a handful of people. I lived with my first pastor and his wife and watched as they dealt with a church split and the shut-down of a ministry. The betrayal, …
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue” (Prov. 18:21). Life and death come from our words, yet I hear so much crazy talk from Christians. Here are some crazy, spiritually deranged statements I’ve heard Christians say to other Christians: “You must have sin in your life because you have cancer.” “You must …
“You there…young lady on the back row, stand up,” the white-haired prophet from Florida commanded me. I looked around but my friends on both sides poked me. Reluctantly I stood up. I didn’t know what a prophet was, or a prophecy. Everyone seemed excited about this prophet but I was terrified. I was a brand-new …
The policeman blew smoke in Juan’s face and asked, “What are you doing in this neighborhood?” Juan had taken my husband Jerome and I to the Metro Vineyard Church that was pastored by Mike Bickle. I was excited that my husband had met Pastor Mike because I heard about how God was moving at Metro …
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I’ve been to three funerals this month and have been without air conditioning for almost two weeks during a heat wave in Kansas City. The funerals were for a 14-month-old boy, an elderly couple who ended their own lives and a 34-year-old man. The 14-month-old boy quit breathing in his sleep. The 34-year-old man died …
An invisible force pushed me to my knees and an audible voice spoke, “Forgive your father.” I had walked into my dorm room after being at a campus ministry meeting where I declared my faith in Jesus. I had not talked to my biological father in several years. “I forgive my dad,” I whispered while …
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