Let’s face it, it is virtually impossible to have absolute secrecy during an extended fast. Despite our sincere efforts to keep it private, both our family members and work colleagues will find out sooner or later. So, does that ruin the impact?  Read More

In a day of golden arches and pizza palaces, fasting from food is certainly a form of rebellion against the status quo. While some enjoy it more than others, we all like to eat. To deny yourself the pleasure of eating solid food for a day, a week, or a month is counterintuitive. So why do it?Fasting is the fastest way to get something from God; that is to say, it is th...  Read More

Do you have a heart cry for revival—a desire deep in your belly to encounter the manifest presence of Christ? Do you have that burden for your family and your church family to also be led to a fresh encounter with Christ? Once you taste the manifest presence of Christ, you will never want to settle for life without the manifest presence. This is the heart cry for revival expressed in Psalm 85:6  Read More

On this day, January 2, in the year of our Lord 1908, Pastor Boddy spoke at a church convention on the Latter Rain of the Holy Spirit. Pastor Boddy had previously fallen to the ground under the power of the Holy Spirit while preaching in his church in Pennsylvania. While ministering at the church convention in St. Louis, many received a similar Holy Spirit manifestation. Lives were  Read More

Happy New Year from your College of Prayer family! On New Year’s Day, you don’t so much need a new car, new house or new marriage. You do, however, need new oil from God. Too often we become discontent with our station in life—our friends, our home, our family, our local church. Perhaps what is needed is not a change in your environment, but a change in your heart that leads you to a fresh encounter with Christ  Read More