Tag: gift

April 17, 2020 0 By Phil Bickel

“I Have a Gift for You!”

I awoke Easter morning hearing: “Get up!  I have a gift for you!”  For a few weeks I had been reading 1 Corinthians 12-14.  Therefore, I guessed the Lord meant He was going to grant me one of the gifts of the Spirit mentioned there.  

I knelt and prayed with my palms open, waiting for the gift.  When nothing seemed to arrive, I asked God for a verse of guidance.  Jeremiah 7:14 surfaced in my mind.  So, I looked it up:

October 14, 2019 0 By Phil Bickel

The Healing of the Hardlies

The issue at the center of the Reformation was a personal question that people still ask today: How do I receive the forgiveness and love of God? The short story “The Healing of the Hardlies” addresses that question. Read it for free.