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How to Pray Away Fear and Timidity (from my book, Your Will Be Done)

May 23, 2020May 23, 2020 Grantbook

I looked around the restaurant, and my attention was drawn to a South Asian man with a cushioned neck brace. Somehow, I immediately knew that I was to pray for him, and no, it was not from the comfort of my own seat…

You are a Miracle (even by Scientific Standards)

August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 Grantdevo

If we consider the absurdly specific details, all of which had to be lined up perfectly, in order for you to have been born and exist, on this planet, as you are… it’s breathtaking. Solar System Earth is not just a rock in space. Far from it; this rock is very special. It’s 93million miles from the sun, a modest star, all things considering. A little further away, and plants[…]

Pentecost? Why? 3 Reasons (pt. 3) – Healing

May 30, 2020May 29, 2020 Grantdevo

Over the last two posts, we talked about a couple different purposes of the Pentecostal outpouring: the sharing of the gospel and the unity of the diverse body of believers. Today, we reflect on a third purpose: the release of power for signs, wonders, and miracles. Acts 3:1-8One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. Now a man[…]

Pentecost? Why? 3 Reasons (pt. 2) – Unity

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Grantdevo

Let’s look at the miracles that happened as a result of the Acts 2 outpouring. Pentecost doesn’t only bring preaching; it brought incredible unity. Perhaps the first miracle was getting religious people to get along in peace and harmony! Acts 2:42-47They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed[…]

Pentecost? Why? 3 Reasons (pt. 1) – Proclaim

May 27, 2020May 31, 2020 Grantdevo

The Prelude Luke 24:46-49He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed[…]

Guest Post from Dad: “420 OK Mountain Getaway”

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 Grantculture

Yesterday was April 20, or 4/20. It almost slipped by me without me realizing this was a day celebrated by many people as a Worldwide Weed Day. As I noted the date on my computer’s calendar, I contemplated the significance of the day. I smiled as I remembered an adventure before the adventure just a few years earlier. It was in August of 2017. I had been invited to join[…]

Isolated? Great! Six Ways to Thrive while Social Distancing

April 6, 2020May 23, 2020 Grantdevo

Guess where I’m writing this piece from? Home. I’ve written and journaled from the tops of buildings, from subways, from Pakistani restaurants, beaches, airplanes, African desert tribes, and more, but all those juicy locales have been snatched away recently. My country issued a round-the-clock stay-at-home order several days ago. The regular challenges of doing life on the field have been replaced by a challenge that I share with many of[…]

Facebook, Google, God, & Gates

March 3, 2020April 5, 2020 Grantculture

Name the five biggest tech companies in America. Most of you can probably do it. Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Google, and, at least at this point, Netflix. What do they all have in common? What makes them so influential, powerful, and, for many of us, indispensable? What can we learn from these millennial trends? It’s not so much that they make things. Until recently, Amazon, the largest Internet merchant had no[…]

Billy Humphrey’s 4 Meditation Keys (pt. 2)

February 17, 2020February 16, 2020 Grantdevo

In our fast-paced, consumerist, interconnected, microwaveable, express-delivery primed culture, slowing down to rest feels like the most /un/natural thing in the world. It puts me in mind of a mile-long freight train just putting on its breaks. Have you ever heard the diabolical screeching? That’s that’s how strongly my mind resists coming to rest!

What’s that? You would still like to try? OK! It’s difficult but not impossible.

Billy Humphrey’s 4 Meditation Keys (pt. 1)

February 12, 2020April 5, 2020 Grantdevo

February 12, 2006. I’m posting on the 14th anniversary of this date. Why do I bring it up? Not because I was a fashion-challenged, hopelessly nerdy high school junior at the time! It’s the day that International House of Prayer-Atlanta began its 24/7 worship. Since then, thousands of musicians and prayer warriors alike have joined to keep the flame of adoration and intercession burning over the city of Atlanta. It’s[…]

20 Bold & Politically Incorrect Forecasts for the Roaring 2020s (& 30s and 40s)

January 1, 2020April 5, 2020 Grantculture

This is response to my father’s blog, “The Roaring 20s 2.0: Thoughts….” People are living more and more of their lives in the digital realm. Now, my inner old soul/hiker wants badly to lament this trend, but instead, I must submit, why not embrace it and use it to spread God’s kingdom? If you know me personally, I probably shared with you some stories about how… Technology is making the[…]

The Roaring 20s 2.0: Thoughts about 2020 and a New Decade (Guest post by Stephen Garner)

December 28, 2019December 28, 2019 Grantculture

Almost 100 years ago, the world, and especially America, experienced an exciting economic boom. Everything seemed possible through the new modern technologies, such as the automobile, movies, radio, the telephone, TVs and airplanes. Society broke with many long-held traditions and embraced great change. The popular TV show and movie, Downton Abbey, helped many of us see what a decade of disruption and change it was in the Roaring 20s. On[…]