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National Day of Prayer 2022

Even before America became an independent nation, it set aside special days of prayer. Its people knew that their future depended on the Lord’s gracious intervention. As Scripture says, it is God who “makes nations great, and destroys them; [who] enlarges nations, and disperses them” (Job 12:23). It was the early Americans’ conviction in God’s…

Miracles of New Age “Energetic Medicine” – Part 2

Warning: Energetic Medicine May Be Hazardous to Your Spiritual Health As I pondered what I had read in these books by Chopra, Weil, Siegel, and other similar thinkers [See Part 1], my mind—instead of “attuning” to these ideas—raised many red flags. For example, if we are really a part of the divine (as Siegel indicates),…

Miracles of New Age “Energetic Medicine” – Part 1

I recently came across an article in a magazine about a person who pulled a ligament in his foot during a workout. It caused pain throughout his entire leg. With strained effort, he made his way to an orthopedist, who subsequently informed him he might require some serious surgery—and it might take a long time…

A Sampling of Counterfeit “Miracles” in Modern Culture – Part 2

“Name” and “Claim” Your Own Miracle: The Word-Faith Movement “Name it and claim it” has become a household phrase in millions of homes across America. Why so? Because Word-Faith teachers perpetually teach this doctrine on national television. Just about every night, one can tune in and learn how to gain health or wealth by following…

A Sampling of Counterfeit “Miracles” in Modern Culture – Part 1

My goal in the present chapter is to touch on just a few of the very diverse counterfeit miracles that sprinkle the religious landscape today. What follows below should be understood as a small representative sampling from a very broad pool of counterfeit miracles. Even this small sampling points to the need for great discernment…