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Rev. Dr. Ed & Janice Hird

Ed & Janice HirdBooks by Rev. Dr. Ed & Janice Hird include God's Firestarters; Blue Sky, a novel; and For Better, For Worse: Discovering the keys to a Lasting Relationship. Dr Ed’s newest award-winning book The Elisha Code is co-authored with Rev. David Kitz. Earlier books by Dr. Ed include the award-winning Battle for the Soul of Canada, and Restoring Health: Body, Mind, & Spirit.

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Smith and Polly Wigglesworth: Only believe 

March 17, 2025 by Rev. Dr. Ed & Janice Hird 4 Comments

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One of the most famous healing pioneers of all time was the illiterate Bradford, UK, plumber Smith Wigglesworth (1859 to 1947). Instead of going to school, he worked full-time at age six on a farm. From age seven, he worked 12 to 14 hours each day in a mill. His wife Polly taught him how to read the Bible and write, though he never learned to spell normally.  Smith, for … [Read more...] about Smith and Polly Wigglesworth: Only believe 

Alexander & Mary Boddy, British Healing Pioneers 

February 17, 2025 by Rev. Dr. Ed & Janice Hird 1 Comment

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From the noisy industrial town of Sunderland in Northern England came unlikely healing pioneers, Rev. AA (Alexander) and Mary Boddy. Sunderland at the time was the largest shipbuilding port in the world, full of noxious factory fumes and clanging steam hammers. As a spiritual well of revival, Sunderland was visited thirty times by John Wesley.   Alexander Boddy was … [Read more...] about Alexander & Mary Boddy, British Healing Pioneers 

Dr Jordan Peterson’s wrestling with God 

February 3, 2025 by Rev. Dr. Ed & Janice Hird Leave a Comment

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Why have Dr. Jordan Peterson’s videos been watched by almost a billion people since 2017? Other Canadians rarely have this kind of social media coverage.  His regular 8.56 million subscribers have been closely following his spiritual/psychological journey regarding the meaning of the Bible. God seems to be using him to soften millions of young people to the gospel and … [Read more...] about Dr Jordan Peterson’s wrestling with God 

Healing Pioneers: AB Simpson’s Gospel of Healing 

January 6, 2025 by Rev. Dr. Ed & Janice Hird Leave a Comment

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A.B. Simpson was a remarkable Canadian pioneer of the healing ministry. Born on Prince Edward Island on December 15, 1843, Simpson was such a workaholic that he destroyed his health: “I carried a bottle of ammonia (smelling salts) in my pocket for years and would have taken a nervous spasm if I had ventured without it. Again and again, while climbing a slight elevation or going … [Read more...] about Healing Pioneers: AB Simpson’s Gospel of Healing 

Healing Pioneers: John & Ethel Gayner Banks – founders of Order of St Luke the Physician

December 24, 2024 by Rev. Dr. Ed & Janice Hird Leave a Comment

John and Ethel banks

In 1932, when the healing ministry was neglected in many churches, Rev. Dr. John & Ethel Gayner Banks birthed an interdenominational healing ministry at St Luke’s Church in San Diego called the Fellowship of St. Luke. From that fellowship was formed The International Order of St Luke the Physician (OSL), incorporated initially in the state of California in 1935, and later … [Read more...] about Healing Pioneers: John & Ethel Gayner Banks – founders of Order of St Luke the Physician

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