Charisma Magazine

Page 1 of 3

1. This Is What Happens When a City Obeys Psalm 33:12

If you listen to my podcast or follow Bethel Church you probably know that lately God has been speaking to me about Redding, the city I call home. I have a fire burning in my heart to see my city become ...

Created on 14 June 2017

2. 10 Telltale Signs You Lack a Biblical Worldview

Through the years, I have discovered that the average Christian and a large number of church ministers lack a biblical worldview. By biblical worldview, I am referring to interpreting all of life through ...

Created on 14 June 2017

3. 6 More Toxic Stages of Performance-Focused Christianity

Note: This is part two of a two-part series. For part one, click here. Getting free of performance-based Christianity will revolutionize your life, but I have found that many people need to untangle themselves ...

Created on 22 May 2017

4. The Surprising Spiritual Battle Over Biblical Archaeology

One of the great resources available to those interested in learning from the past is the Biblical Archaeology Review magazine. The BAR, as it is affectionately known, provides current information on historical ...

Created on 28 April 2017

5. Why Holy Spirit Won't Let You Enter This Place Empty-Handed

When the Magi from the East arrived at the home of Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem, they did not come to see the King of the Jews empty-handed. They brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The Lord ...

Created on 24 January 2017

6. Expose This Lying Thief if You Want to Walk in Your God-Designed Destiny

As I've been reading the book Charis—The Power of Grace, I have been inspired time and again to look at failure from a totally new perspective.  As a recovering perfectionist, it's often a great challenge ...

Created on 24 January 2017

7. This Fruit of the Spirit Equips You to Shine in a Mean-Spirited World

Listening is tough. So is holding our tongue. Maybe that's why the Bible instructs us to do both. The writer of James tells us, "But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger" (James ...

Created on 23 January 2017

8. A Christ-Focused Widow's 2 Keys to Healing in Excruciating Sorrow

... ait to feel no pain before you engage—or re-engage—in the purpose for which God still has you on this Earth. Our western culture and western Christianity has too often given the impression that the goal ...

Created on 23 January 2017

9. Billy Graham's Daughter Offers Post-Inauguration Appeal to Heaven

"Now may the God of perseverance and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus, so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our ...

Created on 23 January 2017

10. Bouncing Back in the Spirit—Why Your Best Is Yet to Come

Plan, plan, plan, goal-set and make resolutions. We're told everywhere we turn to plan, create goals and set resolutions. All of which will help you reach your final destination, from weight loss to career ...

Created on 20 January 2017

11. Prophetically Aligning With God's Activity Around You

I've been working through Experiencing God (again), and I find myself pondering "Reality One: God is Always at Work Around You." This is summed up in John 5:17: "Jesus answered them, 'My Father is working ...

Created on 20 January 2017

12. Strategically Strengthening Your Spirit in the Middle of Maddening Chaos

David, the great Old Testament figure, was no stranger to discouragement, fatigue, fear, confusion, doubt, bad decisions and second chances. Like refreshing rain on parched ground, his raw humanity, disarming ...

Created on 20 January 2017

13. 5 Early-Warning Signs You Desperately Need a Spiritual Recharge

What if you could plug your soul in for a long recharge the way you do your phone every night? If you're like me, the "juice" on my phone can slide into the red zone, and I don't even notice. An emergency-like ...

Created on 19 January 2017

14. 2 Decisive Steps America Must Take to Escape Jezebel's Stranglehold

Discouragement and despair are horrible taskmasters. They wear at your soul. The psalmist David wrote, "For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has crushed my life down to the ground; he has made me to ...

Created on 19 January 2017

15. Stoking Holy Spirit's Flame of Awakening in Your Life

The only way to approach and participate in the imminent great awakening is to keep in mind it is all about God and God alone. "I will give you thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will glorify ...

Created on 19 January 2017

16. This Solid Foundation Gives You What Good Intentions Never Could

...  and co-pastor at World Revival Church, is writing Regeneration: Healing in the History of Christianity. King is a sought-after speaker, writer and author.  ...

Created on 18 January 2017

17. The Missing Ingredient to Lasting Weight Loss That Secular Programs Just Don't Get

Body image and weight issues are two of the most overwhelming personal topics in our world today. Information abounds in the world about the danger of being overweight. Every day we see another "magic ...

Created on 18 January 2017

18. Watch for This Spiritual Pitfall of Shortcuts to Obeying God

The other day, I said to Timmy, "I want you to get all your Play-Doh off the table." He reluctantly but obediently walked toward the mess, so I left the room. I came back later to find his Play-Doh off ...

Created on 18 January 2017

19. 5 Ways to Win Your Unbelieving Spouse to Christ

You cry. You pray. You wonder how long you can hold on. You wrestle with guilt and loneliness. You look at other Christian couples with envy. If you're a believer, daily life has special challenges when ...

Created on 17 January 2017

20. The Secret Sorrow Women Carry

"We can't find a heartbeat." "The fetus did not implant in the uterus." "The fetus isn't developing properly." You may have heard these words from an ultrasound technician or from your physician during ...

Created on 17 January 2017