Tag: 16 hours in heaven

Jesus is The Daysman (Job 9:33; 1Timothy 2:5), The Deliverer (Psalm 34:17; Psalm 50:15), The Dayspring (Luke 1:78), The Door (John 10:7; John 10:9), and The Desire of all Nations (Haggai 2:7).

“Surrogacy is an attack on human dignity and therefore a violation of the rights of the child and those of women,” Suzanne Aho, a former Togolese Minister of Health, said at the presentation of the Casablanca Declaration in March.

He took me to her house, and there was a woman lying in a bed on the right hand side of the room. I said to her, "Well, what about it now?"

As believers, children of the Most High God, we have been blessed with the Spirit of Christ residing within us all.

Jerome who lived in the 4th century said Apollos was so unhappy with the divisions at Corinth that he retired to Crete, where he lived until the schisms were healed.

Seven or 8 people came rushing in and started to gather around her. I was pushed back into a corner and all I could think to do was stretch out my hand towards her and let the Holy Spirit lead me in prayer.

A change in routine—even an unwelcome disruption—can provide a fresh perspective, if we talk it through with God. He will often (as He did Elijah) restore us and point us in a new direction, if we’re listening.

What elements of piety are fostered by entertainment and social gatherings? What phases of spiritual life do they promote? What feature of the gymnasium produces faith?

Excerpts from Bill Hembree's book, '16 Hours in Heaven'. Bill Hembree is a stage 4 cancer survivor who was taken to heaven during surgery.