For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God (1 Corinthians 1:18 NKJV). The message of the cross = the power of God. Photo: Unsplash
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AmyLu Riley is the author of inspirational fiction and nonfiction books that grow out of her friendship with God. She lives in Indiana, United States, with her husband, Richard Riley, and their Golden Retriever, Annie.
Our physical struggles–our pain, our sickness–are rooted in the reality of a larger struggle. We have an enemy, one who is working hard to kill, steal, and destroy (John 10:10). But we have a savior, who came to destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8). God, equip me…
Leave a CommentAuthor AmyLu Riley thanks God for the life and work of Francis MacNutt (April 22, 1925 – January 12, 2020) and discusses his work. “It would be difficult to overstate the impact of his work on my life. I have been greatly changed and strengthened as a result of the…
2 CommentsI had already read many of Agnes Sanford’s nonfiction books, and a couple of her fiction titles, so I thought I knew what to expect when I picked up her novel The Second Mrs. Wu (Lippincott, 1965). I was wrong. As much as I have learned from, been challenged by,…
2 CommentsUPDATE August 22, 2022: This post no longer accurately reflects my understanding of Paul’s thorn in the flesh. See this post for a note about how God used that phrase before Paul did; the phrase actually has nothing to do with physical sickness. Why I Now Think That I Haven’t…
Leave a CommentLike getting news that was better-than-expected, all of these books surprised me in 2019 in a very good way. Maybe they’ll surprise you, too. The books represent a variety of topics, including: • Miracles • Homosexuality • Women leaders in Christendom • Christian healing • Baptism of the Holy Spirit…
Leave a CommentC.S. Lewis’s Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly On Prayer is a most creative and fascinating read on the topic of prayer and how it works. I highly recommend it. And there’s something else by Lewis I’d recommend reading first, because it helped me get even more out of Letters to Malcolm.…
Leave a CommentSatan has tried, through clever means, to kill, steal, and destroy the healing ministry of the church. In The Healing Reawakening by Francis MacNutt (Chosen Books, 2005), I was awakened as to how he attempted it—and how far he got. And now that I know, I intend to do something. The loss…
Leave a CommentIn the cold early months of 2018, as I first read The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (Edited by Humphrey Carpenter, Mariner Books, 2000), an odd realization formed in my spirit. It was this: that the yet-unpublished pages of what would later become The Lord of The Rings books were actual…
2 CommentsFrom spiritual boredom to spiritual hunger, through times of intimacy and times of silence, my Christian life has changed quite a bit in the past 20 or so years. And recently, I was in a real spiritual battle for its very foundation. “If this is all there is to the…
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