On the Road to Emmaus

theological and devotional musings by Richard Liantonio

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Prayers for Revival – Gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 1:5ff)

21 November, 2009 (20:58) | Prayers | No comments

In general, Jewish people reject Jesus as being the Messiah for one central reason. It is because Jesus did not do what the Messiah was expected to do. Christians speak of Jesus “dying for their sin,” “saving their soul,” or “getting into heaven,” but none of these concepts were anywhere close to Jewish expectation for [...]

The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God – IHOP Outpouring/IHOPU Awakening

13 November, 2009 (15:14) | Uncategorized | 2 comments

In recent days, a fresh wave of the Spirit’s presence has broken out at the International House of Prayer Missions Base in Kansas City (IHOP-KC) resulting in many supernatural healings, deep heart-felt experiences of the love of God, and a number of unusual manifestations of the Holy Spirit’s presence. It has been wonderful to partake [...]

The Person and History of the Holy Spirit Part 1: The Holy Spirit in Context

25 June, 2007 (03:14) | Pentecost, Pneumatology (Spirit) | No comments

In seeking to develop a spirituality that corresponds to the resurrection of Jesus, one that avoids the gnostic and schizoid tendencies of spiritualities that split life in two and quench its vitality, we will take some time to discuss the person of the Holy Spirit specifically related to its history as revealed in the Scripture. [...]