We will never forget seeing Kathryn Kuhlman in 1975 at the packed-out Vancouver Coliseum. Ed intentionally had us sit in the upper-balcony section, as far away as possible from Kathryn. One of her trademarks was encouraging healed people to push their own wheelchairs around the stage. Many North Shore residents fondly remember the Sign of the Fish bookstore … [Read more...] about Kathryn Kuhlman: Believing in Miracles
Biography
Christ Vs. Hitler: The unforgettable story of Pastor Wilhelm Busch
Pastor Wilhelm Busch (1897-1966) was another Dietrich Bonhoeffer. He too paid the cost of discipleship in opposing Hitler’s Nazism. Son of a godly pastor also named Wilhelm, he was converted to Christ while serving in the military in WWI. A friend had just been hit by a grenade. Busch’s eye was caught by 1 Timothy 1:15 “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” He … [Read more...] about Christ Vs. Hitler: The unforgettable story of Pastor Wilhelm Busch
Eric Liddell – Chasing something more
The American stars laughed themselves silly when the Chinese-born rugby player threw back his head and raged from the back of the pack toward the finish line at the Paris Olympics. This wasn’t even Eric Liddell's race to run. He was a sprinter, and the 440 wasn’t designed for a man clawing at the air and chewing up the yards with his loping stride. The chase was on for the man … [Read more...] about Eric Liddell – Chasing something more
Smith and Polly Wigglesworth: Only believe
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
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