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‘You Will Receive Power’
This article is condensed from Dr. Mary Healy's talk at Renewal Ministries' online Pentecost Mission, which you can view on our YouTube channel. A Shattering Event Jesus began his public ministry with this simple message: “The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and...
Baptism in the Spirit
The following article is condensed from a talk Ralph gave during the Renewal Ministries’ Pentecost Mission, available on our YouTube Channel. Every pope since St. John XXIII has fervently called for a new Pentecost. In 1962, he asked the entire Church to pray that the...
Spreading the Gospel in Romania: Bearing Fruit During the Pandemic
By Tibi Majoros Finding New Ways to Serve Our work in Romania was bearing much fruit when the pandemic hit. We originally thought things would settle down quickly, and so I made calls and sent text messages so we could worship at the same time in our homes, even...
Our Response: A Command and A Promise
This article is taken from Peter Herbeck’s talk at the Renewal Ministries’ 2021 Gathering. You can view the event on our YouTube channel. I think the Lord wants me to communicate this message: “Don’t waste a moment. Don’t miss the opportunity of what I want to do in...
‘What Would You Have Me Do?’
This post is condensed from a talk originally given at Renewal Ministries' 2021 Lift Jesus Higher Rally. The entire event and individual talks are available on our YouTube Channel. The article also appeared in Renewal Ministries' May 2021 newsletter. By Christy DuPuis...
The Paradigm of Ascent
The following article is condensed from an interview between Peter Herbeck and Dan Burke, the founder and president of the Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation, that originally appeared on the 2021 season of The Choices We Face. You can view The Paradigm of Ascent...
A Fruitful Life: Remembering Deacon Chau
Deacon Francis Xavier Doan Ngoc Chau (“Chau”), who served as a Renewal Ministries’ Country Coordinator to Vietnam for nearly fifteen years, recently passed away after a battle with a long illness. Below, Country Coordinator Don Turbitt reflects on Deacon Chau. By Don...
Reply to Dr. Larry Chapp
A friend recently sent me a lengthy essay that Dr. Larry Chapp, a retired professor of theology, posted on his blog, which was later shared on various Facebook accounts. As I read it, I must admit that it came across as a rather emotional and hostile reaction to a...
A Church in Crisis: Where Do We Stand?
This article originally appeared in Renewal Ministries' June 2020 newsletter and is taken from Ralph Martin’s talk at the recent Renewal Ministries’ Gathering. You can view the entire talk here. People are deeply troubled right now by what’s happening in the world and...
Power to Live Differently
This post originally appeared in the Renewal Ministries’ newsletter, and is condensed from Peter Herbeck's talk at the 2021 Lift Jesus Higher Rally. You can view it here. God’s shaking the Church to awaken the Church to his glorious, beloved Son. When the Church is...
Suffering for the Sake of Purification
By Fr. Mathias Thelen, Pastor of St. Patrick Catholic Church (Brighton, Michigan) The mighty power of God’s love broke into my life and changed me forever. When that happens, you cannot help but want to lift Jesus higher. I was in high school, I was a self-centered,...
Our God is a Consuming Fire
This post originally appeared in the Renewal Ministries' newsletter, and is condensed from Ralph Martin's talk at the 2021 Lift Jesus Higher Rally. You can view it here. Fire is a common theme Scripture uses for Jesus and for God. It has many positive features—it...
What Would You Have Me Do?
The following post is taken from a talk originally given at Renewal Ministries' 2021 Lift Jesus Higher Rally. The event is available on our YouTube Channel, here: https://www.youtube.com/ube.com/renewalministriesrm. By Christy DuPuis Recently, I was laying in bed with...
Faith: What About My Kids?
The following article is an abridged version of a talk Peter Herbeck gave on Renewal Ministries’ YouTube Channel titled Faith: What About My Kids. By Peter Herbeck So many parents and grandparents have shared with me their concerns regarding their children’s faith,...
Remembering Tim Green
Tim Green, an integral member of Renewal Ministries' Mexico mission team since 2013, passed away on March 28, 2021. Below is an article from our July 2018 newsletter that featured Tim and his work in Mexico. Tim's obituary can be viewed here. Eternal rest grant unto...
A Call to Holiness
The following post is taken from Ralph Martin’s first talk for Renewal Ministries’ The Fulfillment of All Desire Advent Mission, which is available on our YouTube channel. It also appeared in Renewal Ministries' February 2021 newsletter. One of the main points I want...
Walk with God in the New Year
“Give Him everything. Trust Him obsessively. Hold back nothing! ‘So submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you of two minds'” (Jas 4:7-8).
Reading the Signs of the Times
Any rational observer of the world can see that a big storm is on the horizon. Shaken by the failure of political and religious structures, as well as empty cultural realities, the world is looking around for something that cannot be shaken. Yet because of the...
Another Prophecy from Fr. Michael Scanlan
I hope that these things don’t happen. I’m not willing for them to happen, but if they need to happen for the sake of the purification of the Church . . . I’m willing, because it’s about the salvation of souls. And no measure is too extreme to save one soul…
Prayer: An Art We Need to Learn
How can the Holy Spirit be in our life if our heart is far from Him? The Catechism quotes St. Alphonsus: “Those who pray are certainly saved. Those who do not are certainly damned.” This reminds me of a quote from the great boxer Mohammad Ali. Someone once asked him how he won so often:
Recent Posts
‘You Will Receive Power’September 7, 2021
Baptism in the SpiritAugust 14, 2021
Spreading the Gospel in Romania: Bearing Fruit During the PandemicJuly 26, 2021
Our Response: A Command and A PromiseJuly 23, 2021
‘What Would You Have Me Do?’July 17, 2021
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