Signs & Wonders Blog

While growing up in the 1970s, I saw a public service announcement on TV in which family members were sitting around at home on a Sunday morning. Meanwhile, an announcer said, “People have said they would come to church if only someone invited them.” Then it showed a congregation walking into a church building as the announcer said, “Our doors are open.” Sometimes it takes a friendly invitation to get an individual into the house of the Lord. Before I got saved in early 1991, thoughts went through my mind about going back to church. I resisted taking that initial step. The traditional Lutheran church my parents made me attend gave me negative perceptions of Christianity. Then one Sunday morning, my then-girlfriend invited me to visit her church. That invitation to Living Word Christian Center  eventually resulted in a radical transformation of my life. I got filled with the Holy Spirit and became a full-time minister. Recently a fellow evangelist wrote a Facebook post criticizin...

For about a month now, I’ve experienced an unexpected surge of friend requests on Facebook. Until recently I might get one or two per day. Now they’re pouring in at an unprecedented rate. One morning I woke up and had sixty new friend requests waiting for me!  A fellow evangelist I often work with has also seen this happen but only accepts friend requests from people he already knows. As for myself, I will accept most of them as long as my potential friend appears to be a committed Christian. They must also have a legitimate profile photo . At the time of this writing, I now have over 3,600 Facebook friends from different parts of the world. Most of whom I’ve never met personally. Yet many of them want to chat immediately after I accept their friend request. That prompted me to draft a letter that I now display on my Facebook page . This letter clearly outlines things I will and won’t do online. I’ve had to email this letter to new friends who apparently didn’t notice it...

How would you respond if a new neighbor knocked on your door wanting to meet you but disguised himself with a mask or a hood? You would probably think that person is being weird or has something to hide. That same principle is true when connecting with people on the Internet. Occasionally I receive Facebook friend requests from individuals that don’t have photos of themselves in their profiles. Usually, I’ll accept such requests if I already know the person. Some folks are not computer savvy and may not have photos readily available to post online. But if I don’t know the person, then I’m not obligated to accept their friend request. One time I received a friend request from an evangelist I never heard of who had a lion’s face for his Facebook profile photo. I searched through his photo albums but couldn’t find a single picture of this man. Immediately, I thought of the Paul Wilbur song, “Show Me Your Face.” While that song is technically about seeking the Lord, I have come to ...