The Tase of Burnt Tongues

A group of about 35 students had gathered in the house to eat and fellowship, before digging into the chips, pizzas and bean surprise one woman, the hostess, spoke:

"I graduated from RHEMA years ago and I've seen graduates come and go. There are those that say miracles, signs and wonders are in the past, 'those were for back then', but I tell you, this year is different. Please don't think I say that every year, I don't. Yet, I can sense, I can see a difference in this year already, I know it...let's pray.

The air was suddenly FILLED with the sound of supernatural prayers; tongues. 

Some reached their hands to the sky with their eyes closed.

Some fell to the floor and cried out.

Some clapped or swung their fist in the air.

Some paced.

Some stared.

Some laughed hysterically. 

Some stomped their feet against the wooden floor. 

The place was rung with the zealous prayers of the youth, in unison. 

What was intended to be a time of eating and goofing off turned into the beginning of a Holy Spirit revival.... 

A flame, undying.

I Accept Homosexuality Just As Much as Jesus Does

The college orientation emcee announced, "We will not tolerate lying, (the auditorium was silent) or cheating (more silence). We will not approve of cohabitation (a few "Amen"s) and we will not allow homosexuality." Within the same moment the auditorium, filled with new and old bible students, turned into a chorus of hoots, cheers and claps.

As the people sitting beside me clapped and nodded. I became mad. Furious, in fact.

I thought to myself, "I've surrounding myself with a bunch of judgmental, ignorant, overly righteous and narrow-minded people." It didn't appeal to me. I wanted to get up and leave. "How dare they! How dare they pin out one group of people. How rude and unloving!"


Instead, I remained seated, and, attended over a month of classes....


Today in my second period class, Spiritual Principles, my instructor lectured on the subject of spiritual maturity.

He referred to Galatians 5:19-21.

The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality,impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

He went on to discuss; acts of the flesh are basically symptoms of someone experiencing spiritual immaturity or the lack of.

"Homosexuality...., " he began.

I tilted my head and thought to myself, "Ohhhh no, he's going to upset me....he's going to talk about how awful and outrageous it is to be gay, everyone is going to cheer and I'm going to get mad....narrowminded-people" I rested my head on my desk.

The bell rang to indicate the end of class. I lifted my head from the table. The room remained still, no one moved.

 "If you are going to get disgusted with homosexuality you need to get just as upset with adultery and fornication. It is a sin just the same, and it doesn't mean that there is demonic possession involved. Homosexuality is a lustful sin like fornication and adultery. (Romans 1:26+27)"

I clapped. I was one of a few people to clap and whispered "Thank you."

I'm not really sure if everyone in that room understood that he was saying it was wrong to esteem one sinful lifestyle as more impure than another, but I was relieved to hear someone of influence attempting to clarify where the church as to stand on the subject of sin; a sign of spiritual immaturity whether it be lying, cheating or homosexuality.

Happy Coming Out Day! Jesus loves EVERYONE! Let's all pray that we may  all be spiritually mature.