Ep 5: Miracles and bacon, or When the Bible changed on me

There is not just one way to read a Bible. I thought I had it figured out when I was a kid—our church had it right and everyone else’s had it wrong. I didn’t know how they could miss the plain truth. It was RIGHT THERE ON THE PAGE, if they would only read it with open, faithful eyes. And then it happened. I was introduced to MIRACLES. Never before had I experienced the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, but here I was, speaking in tongues, getting healed, and experiencing the possibility of real-world magic and power in this world. And it was all in parts of the Bible I had never read before, and which my pastor had never preached. What other secrets did the Bible hold that I had not yet seen, heard, or understood? Was there some OTHER “right” way of reading the Bible, which all of us had missed? This is the story about how miracles taught me that there was more than one way to read the Bible.  Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Faith and Theology 01:45 The Journey of Faith and Miracles 10:42 Exploring the Charismatic Movement 15:34 The Nature of Miracles and Belief 29:49 Experiencing Spiritual Gifts and Power 38:30 Experiencing Miracles and Healing 45:40 The Power of Faith and Spiritual Warfare 51:30 Rethinking Salvation and Miraculous Power 57:32 The Nature of Miracles and Personal Experiences 01:01:55 The Complexity of Faith and Suffering 01:09:09 Love, Freedom, and the Essence of Christianity