Humans have been telling ghost stories ever since there have been humans able to tell stories about unexplainable happenings. Evangelical Christians have not done well offering explanations for the paranormal except by saying: “Ghost aren’t real!” In this series we are looking into ghosts, the paranormal and the paranormal occurrences in the Bible along with general understandings of the Holy Spirit.
Ghost Stories
FAQs: Does Prayer Really Work?
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FAQs: #goals vs #Godswill
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FAQs: Why Is There Suffering?
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Two Days with Jesus, the Bread of Life
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Taken and Blessed, Broken and Multiplied
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Heaven on Earth: Worship
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Heaven on Earth: Work
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