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I quit praying for eight years because the amount of resistance wore me down. But prayer is so transformative, I want you to be able to pray in health and power.

Amy Joy


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    The Itinerant Prophet Who Specializes in Deliverance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 7:27


    If you want to hear some crazy stories, this episode is for you! And an error correction: I named his podcast incorrectly. It is actually called "God Is Not a Theory."

    The Couple Who Popularized Soaking Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 5:26


    And imagining if the Holy Spirit was more real to me than any human person.

    The Man Who Asked Jesus to Be His Guru

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 13:59


    Ministering like the loaves and the fishes to the Rainbow People, 500 miles to the gallon of gasoline, blue sky at the beach, and other modern miracles.

    My Beautiful Introduction to Healing Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 9:55


    Judith, Francis, and a way of life that's better than the games.

    Mentored by a Controversial Contemporary Couple

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 8:30


    Michael and Debbie Pearl, on child-rearing, marriage, evangelism, and believing the Bible.

    Mentored by a Pastor Who Wanted His Parishioners to Read Their Bibles More

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 11:45


    Eugene Peterson's shock on going from academia to the pulpit, and his solution to encouraging more Bible reading.

    Mentored by (Perhaps) the Smartest Author to Make It Big Among Christian Audiences

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 9:56


    C.S. Lewis' body of work: tremendous genius, written clearly enough and simply enough to understand.

    Mentored by a British Man Who Chose to Live Among and Look Like the Chinese He Ministered To

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 6:42


    Hudson Taylor's spiritual secret gave me a new look at my life of faith.

    Mentored by a Dutch Woman Who Suffered with the Nazis in World War II

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 8:50


    Corrie ten Boom, her father Casper, her sister Betsie: what a tradition of glory.

    Mentored by a Missionary from the Early 1900s

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 8:07


    Isobel Kuhn, through her books, answered my questions and reminded me that there were people on the road ahead.

    The Gift of a Godly Boarding House

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 8:44


    A year living with a family not my own … a gift of different thoughts and different actions.

    Why "That's the Stupidest Thing I've Ever Heard" Doesn't Have to Be the End of the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 8:06


    A controversial figure, who nevertheless helped shape my thinking.

    Early Mentoring in Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 8:11


    The difference between being a pioneer and a maintainer, kindness in mistakes, and demonstration of working things out. A love note to Scott and Connie.

    Fly Fishing Lures, Mustard Seeds, and a Six-Hour Call with an Editor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 9:26


    The loving quest to be incarnational, evangelistic, creative, and kind. A love note to Wendy's husband Don.

    Cheering on Arrival, Hospitality, Thought-Provoking Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 8:55


    A love note to my first official mentor, Wendy.

    While Impartation Is Great, Mentors Are Extra Precious

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 4:44


    What an amazing exercise: to think about those who have mentored, discipled, or changed one's thinking.

    Congested Head, Foggy Mind, Uncertainty in General … One Response

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 5:51


    Planning for a Party … My Part, God's Part

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 14:51


    The longest episode to date, because this testimony mattered to me so deeply.

    Seaglass, Giftings, and the Kindness of the Lord

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 7:18


    How some bits of colored glass shifted my attitude and reminded me of the best treasure hunt.

    After a 21-Day Fast, the Lord Sent a Vision to This Teen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 5:47


    For a time of refreshing that comes from the Lord … come and drink.

    "What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 5:06


    A startling realization from my own 5-year-old self.

    Praying Against Judgment

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 9:02


    An example of a needed generational prayer.

    A Book That Changed My Thinking and Explained a Past Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 10:18


    A recommended read for women and daughters.

    When You're Always Tired and Can't Recover

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 6:32


    An excellent, helpful diagnosis.

    When the Lord Asks an Uncomfortable Obedience

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 5:52


    A show-and-tell example of the beauty and discomfort of listening to the Lord's voice.

    When the Point of Greatest Weakness Becomes the Invitation of the Lord

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 9:11


    When the one who had been a severe dyslexic is invited to start a university.

    The Unexpected Gift When Someone Reminds You of Someone Else

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 4:04


    This could be prophetic intel! How unexpected and fun!

    Thinking About "God Can't Bless a Mess"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 8:05


    I don't agree, and needed to break free of this unscriptural idea.

    A Tale of Two Approaches to a Local Tarot Reader: Blessing and Cursing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 9:48


    The surprising outcome, and some ongoing questions.

    Breaking Free from a Catastrophic Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 7:04


    Because life goes better when you live in hope.

    Praying, Intentionally, for the Change You Want to See

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 5:01


    Whether cleaning up a college town, or flipping the tourism industry … testimonies of how prayer shifts things.

    Stepping Out in Faith, and Counting the Cost

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 6:32


    Lord, let us balance these different, contrasting ideas.

    A Rebellious Culture, Repentance, Lip Service, and Judgment

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 8:17


    Wrestling through one of the heart-breaking stories in the Bible.

    Whatever the Past Disappointment, We Have Only Today to Work With

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 6:04


    Though this podcast relates primarily to finances, I think it applies more broadly as well.

    Holiness, Set Apartness, New Testament, Old Testament

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 5:57


    A big picture question I've been pondering.

    Women in the Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 9:24


    They speak, they evangelize, they prophesy, they buy fields.... Just a reminder to release our young ladies into the fullness of their destiny.

    Repentance and Running to the Strong Tower

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 4:12


    The Ephesians Five-Fold Ministry in the New Testament

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 9:08


    Who held these roles? (I was stunned by the answer!)

    Tiredness on Day Two of a Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 6:09


    External observation: energy naturally ebbs and flows! (How had I missed this?!)

    New Teaching on Strongholds

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 7:34


    What they are, and how we can get rid of them.

    The Mind Game of Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 4:21


    How do we avoid accusations and silencing?

    Speedy Creation and Gradual Creation … Both Can Be Marks of Genius

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 6:33


    A message on celebrating who you are, not who you're not.

    Seeing the Lord's Guidance in Places I Hadn't Thought to Look

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 6:00


    Those little surprises of joy and being known.

    Coming Back to Fasting After Some Time Away

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 8:36


    I had forgotten both the challenge and the grace.

    Turning the Harassed and Impoverished into Mighty Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 5:29


    Thinking about how David raised up leaders and warriors from the dregs … and how this might apply to the church today.

    Budding Prophet, Reluctant King, and Caught in the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 9:55


    Dealing with a Mocking Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 8:39


    A prayer to be refreshed.

    Two Words That We Might Expect to Be a Single Occurrence … But Aren't

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 4:41


    Repent and believe! Be filled with the Spirit! What are we to do, and how are we to do it?

    Looking for the Right Amount of Structure

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 7:31


    Any new creation requires bringing order out of chaos … how to determine the right amount of order, without going too far?

    Odd Translations in the Book of Proverbs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 4:38


    Trying to make sense of some sayings.

    The God Who Wastes Nothing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 4:11


    Moses and the archives of Egypt.

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