Sep 19, 2013 | Spiritual Growth
Jesus knew who would betray Him, but we don’t always see betrayals coming. Sometimes it's a blindside—but then again, shouldn’t we expect it? After all, Jesus said that in the end times many “will be offended, will betray one another, and...
Sep 19, 2013 | Prayer & Spiritual Warfare
Praying in tongues is getting a lot of attention in secular media these days. The New York Times recently published an article called “Why We Talk in Tongues,” and the Associated Press is reporting “Messages in Tongues Down Among Pentecostals.”...
Sep 19, 2013 | Prayer & Spiritual Warfare
From praying in tongues to Christian persecution to faith healing, mainstream media mockers are lifting their voices ever more loudly against Jesus and His church these days. At the same time, the Hollywood Reporter is noting that sexual infidelity is “fall...
Sep 13, 2013 | Culture & Society
About a month ago, I asked a pointed question: “Why Do So Many ‘Born-Again, Spirit-Filled’ Women Show Off Cleavage in Church?” It set off a firestorm of debate but sparked a number of other stories and sermons on the issue. I got emails from...
Sep 13, 2013 | Culture & Society
Just as the chatter about Miley Cyrus’ soft-porn twerking at MTV’s Video Music Awards died down, the former child star has left jaws hanging near the ground once again by stripping naked, straddling a wrecking ball and suggestively licking a sledgehammer...
Sep 12, 2013 | Jennifer LeClaire Exclusives, Prophetic Words
Beyond Ahab and the eunuchs, Jezebel had at least 850 false prophetic puppets to manhandle. These 850 prophets came from two different camps in Israel—they were the prophets of Baal and the prophets of Asherah, sometimes called the prophets of Jezebel. Queen...
Sep 6, 2013 | Jennifer LeClaire Exclusives, Prayer & Spiritual Warfare
You know King Ahab and you know the 850 false prophets that ate at Jezebel’s table, but are you familiar with Jezebel’s eunuchs? The cast of the Jezebel spirit’s demonic puppet show includes eunuchs, but who are these spiritual servants, how do you...
Sep 6, 2013 | Culture & Society
There’s a lot of talk today about the “triumphant return” of Jon Stewart to The Daily Show’s anchor desk after a summer hiatus. Stewart had been off in the Middle East directing and producing a movie. During that time, he missed out on poking...
Aug 30, 2013 | Culture & Society
When unbelievers cry foul, you know you’ve crossed the line. Miley Cyrus took raunchy to a whole new level at the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday—and the talk of her stripping down to flesh-colored rubber underwear, ultra-obscene twerking and other erotic...
Aug 29, 2013 | Prayer & Spiritual Warfare
We talk a lot about Jezebel, but this wicked principality relies on Ahabs to maximize its authority and propagate its immorality and idolatry. King Ahab isn’t who many spiritual warriors have made him out to be. There’s no lack of checklists online that...
Aug 23, 2013 | Holy Spirit
I’ll admit it. The first time I saw people praying in tongues, it completely freaked me out. It actually scared me! It was 1993. I was interning at a Christian television station. Before going live on the air, the producers, cameramen, on-air talent and others...
Aug 23, 2013 | Spiritual Growth
“Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert” (Is. 43:19). That rhema word from Scripture nearly four years ago kicked off a season of change in my life...
Aug 16, 2013 | Prayer & Spiritual Warfare
“Have I crossed the unforgiveable line? Is there still hope for me?” A man named Roy recently asked me those questions in a private message via my Facebook page. I get hundreds of messages every week from people looking for prophetic words, wise counsel or...
Aug 9, 2013 | Prophetic Insight
Since I was first born again, God has allowed me to witness spirits of error and full-blown deception over and over. And He’s called me to confront it more times than not. I’ve wept over souls falling headlong into pits of deception and been persecuted for...
Aug 2, 2013 | Spiritual Growth
Open your ears, God, to my prayer; don’t pretend you don’t hear me knocking. Come close and whisper your answer. I really need you. I shudder at the mean voice, quail before the evil eye, as they pile on the guilt, stockpile angry slander. My insides are...
Jul 26, 2013 | Culture & Society
“I know I’m inappropriate, but I’m trying to save time. I know I’m in the wrong. My mother would not approve. But would it be better that I not come?” Those were the words of a 30-year-old woman entering church in Maryland wearing a...
Jul 26, 2013 | Prophetic Insight
What’s your prophetic reputation? Are you known as the prophet who refuses to water down—or, worse, manufacture—a prophetic word to tickle the ears of those listening, or will you speak the prophecy boldly despite the persecution it may bring you?...
Jul 19, 2013 | Prayer & Spiritual Warfare
In a headline that may remind Christians of the old “devil made me do it” excuse for sinning, an admitted porn addict is suing Apple for opening the door to his naughty habits and destroying his marriage. Chris Sevier, 36, filed a 50-page complaint with...
Jul 19, 2013 | Prophetic Insight
When Jesus said that false christs would arise, I don’t think He had the likes of Alan John Miller—or the many others over the years who have claimed to be Jesus—in mind. Miller has set the Twitterverse ablaze with his claims to divinity. An...
Jul 19, 2013 | Culture & Society
In my role as news editor at Charisma magazine, I’ve been grieved by many of the responses to the George Zimmerman verdict. But the accusation that God is a racist sent me into intercession for a woman with an impressive string of credentials in the world of...
Jul 19, 2013 | Prayer & Spiritual Warfare
When Paul and Silas were on the mission field, a slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination started following the team, declaring, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation” (Acts 16:17). The Bible says...
Jul 12, 2013 | Culture & Society
Justin Bieber pees into mop bucket at NYC nightclub (with video). Brandi Glanville gets drunk, suffers a nip slip and exposes her thong. Nicki Minaj gets a handful at strip club. These are just a few of the gossip-driven headlines that made their way onto top news on...
Jul 12, 2013 | Jennifer LeClaire Exclusives, Prayer & Spiritual Warfare
The Jezebel deception. It sounds like an intriguing murder mystery that promises to hold you in suspense right until the last page of the book—and indeed it is. You have learned about this crafty villain, perhaps in sermons, and have read warnings in Scripture....
Jul 12, 2013 | Spiritual Growth
J. Lee Grady last week compiled a list of the “Top 10 Rudest Things People Do in Church.” He mentioned talking during a service, texting or surfing the web, sleeping, clipping fingernails during church (I’ve actually seen this one and it grossed me...
Jul 4, 2013 | Spiritual Growth
I’ve faced my fair share of slander from the accuser of the brethren. Sometimes it comes through religious spirits that type 50 words per minute and rip off an email without considering the spirit in which they're written. Other times it comes through...
Jun 28, 2013 | Culture & Society
Despite our fervent prayers, the gay agenda has won a victory in the rapidly degenerating land of the free, as the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). DOMA is a 1996 law blocking federal recognition of gay marriage. With...
Jun 28, 2013 | Culture & Society
Sex at work is no longer taboo. That’s the opening line on an article from CBS News in Philadelphia. The article is based on a survey from Business Insider that asked people questions about sex in the workplace. Call me naive, but the results shocked me: Nearly...
Jun 28, 2013 | Spiritual Growth
“Shake the dust off your feet.” I wasn’t really surprised when I heard the Holy Spirit say those six words—but when I read the Scripture in context it sent me into intercession for the ones who rejected the word of the Lord. The sad story...
Jun 20, 2013 | Spiritual Growth
A practicing homosexual man can’t call himself an authentic Christian. It’s a contradiction of biblical teaching—it’s blatant sin. So when a gay couple started visiting a South Florida church, the pastors welcomed them with open arms. But when...
Jun 14, 2013 | Spiritual Growth
Get-rich-quick schemes, er, programs are a dime a dozen—but they’ll leave you with empty pockets and plenty of useless products if you buy into them. And the get-rich-quick gospel may cost you a little more. You may remember the question-mark-suit-wearing...
Jun 6, 2013 | Culture & Society
When I read the CBS report back in March about how “a current gay NFL player is strongly considering coming out publicly within the next few months,” I predicted that gay professional athletes would indeed start making their homosexualality known to the...
Jun 6, 2013 | Culture & Society
Paris Jackson, the 15-year-old daughter of the late pop legend Michael Jackson, tried to take her own life on Wednesday. The young Jackson is reportedly “physically fine.” TMZ reports Jackson left a suicide note before cutting her arm with a meat cleaver...
