July 18, 2008

The Casting Of A Lot Of Contreversy

by Richard Gazowsky

As God is moving me into higher circles of influence, I am making some unusual discoveries about leaders that are in positions of power. One of those discoveries is that you should be careful if you mention the casting of lots, because it can cause a lot of controversy. But oh, what fun that controversy is! It’s amazing how powerful men squirm when losing control over any aspect of the decision- making process. I have found it to be so fun to see how freaked out these guys get–try it, you’ll see what I mean. Keep reading →

July 17, 2008

Never, NEVER Tap Dance on Slick Linoleum!

by Alexis Orth

Most of the time, I feel invincible. I’ve fought diabetes, heart attack, asthma, chronic nausea, broken limbs, hyper-extended knees, and the list goes on; but, “Ha ha devil, you can’t have me…!”

I threw up so many times as a kid that I always had to have a barf bucket in our truck. Until I was five, I got sick every other time I got into a moving vehicle. There was no technical diagnosis. I just heaved my guts a lot. There were “well kids”, and then there was me. Keep reading →

July 16, 2008

An Adventure In Bangkok

By Misty Gazowsky

Last month, I was part of a worship team that went to Thailand. It totally happened at the last minute- we got a call one week before the event we would be ministering at. The group asking us to participate said to us, “God told us you are supposed to be part of the ‘Carnival of Joy’, and we will pay for your trip.” The Carnival Of Joy is a big event in Thailand where the whole country is invited to experience God’s love and joy for their country. I was like, “Yeah! Give me an hour to pack and I’m ready to go!!! ” I love being on one of God’s big adventures. It is so fun! Keep reading →

July 15, 2008

Keeping an Offense can lose a Blessing

By Melissa Castro

God spoke to Brother Richard in a dream to start a magazine called “Friends”. On the cover of the magazine was a picture of my two-year-old daughter Havah, and another two-year-old girl in our church named Chloe. The plan was to meet after church around 6:00pm, to put make-up and cute outfits on the girls, and to go out around the city San Francisco to take some snap shots of the girls looking adorable for the cover of the magazine. I was so excited thinking how beautiful my daughter is and what a great opportunity it was for her to be on the cover of a magazine. My thought was, that I’d have that cover forever, and that I’d totally won as a mom. We ran late from the moment we started. Keep reading →

July 14, 2008

The Slip of the Wit

by Richard Gazowsky

Recently, some renowned prophetic friends of mine have warned me, “Richard, be careful what you say. That includes even casually speaking, because there are serious ramifications that can appear from a slip of the tongue.” To be honest, their warnings had a trite sound to me. But as the months went by, I began to put two and two together and I realized that I had been speaking with a casual “slip of the wit” and this can be dangerous. Keep reading →

June 29, 2008

The Purpose of God’s “Suddenly”

by Richard Gazowsky

Most of us look at the word “suddenly” as used in the Bible as an adverb and we pass by this word thinking it is just describing an event and adding a little color to it. But, oh! Nothing could be further from the truth! When a “suddenly” happens in the Bible, I have recently beheld this word as a noun, and a powerful one at that. Of course, this discovery will ruin anyone’s comfort zone “peace”, but if you can handle it, believe me- you are up for one of life’s greatest adventures. Keep reading →

June 21, 2008

Accessing God’s River Every Day

by Richard Gazowsky

Since ancient times, the prophets have declared that there is a day when the metaphoric river of God will flow throughout the Earth. I personally believe this is that day, that throughout the Earth there are businessmen and women who are jumping into the river of God’s spirit and are conducting business totally based upon God’s “river” principles. Let’s look at what some of these principles are: Keep reading →

June 20, 2008

God Even Cares For Snails

By Consuelo Watts

(8 year old, Wysiwyg Offspring)

I am in the 3rd grade and God did a miracle for my class. We were at recess with one of my teachers and one of the students saw a snail near the bushes next to the fence. The teacher happened to be my science teacher who loved animals. Our class always wanted a class pet and the snail was just right. She took the snail into the classroom and set up a home for the snail inside a very big empty coffee tin and put some leaves in it. One day the teacher took the snail out of the tin and put it on blank paper and discovered it had died. The class really felt sad that the snail had passed away. Keep reading →

June 16, 2008

The Ultimate Test Before Blessing: God blesses your enemy!

by Richard Gazowsky

I’ve mentioned this before; the closer I get to the Lord, the more fascinated I am by how different He is from me and how His reasoning is so much higher than mine. I sometimes have a hard time comprehending what the Lord is actually doing. And believe me, I am not presuming that I will one day understand Him! But please join me in a study of His complexity. Keep reading →

June 13, 2008

Misunderstood

by Angela Watts

It was the night I would never forget. All in a moment’s time, I saw a vision of a black cloud over my head and when I asked Jesus to fill me with His Spirit, the black cloud left. Then I saw the Spirit of God enter me through the top of my head. I was consumed and overtaken by the Holy Spirit. It started with an overflowing realization of joy and peace. It was then I began my journey to walk closer with the Lord. I cannot deny that I had an experience with God in that converted town hall auditorium on the campus of Oregon State University. Keep reading →