The Spirit of Fire Series takes what was built in New Mexico and expands it to Minnesota??? This is the third major section of this epic tale of right and wrong in twenty-first century living within the Kingdom of God. The Lord assembles damaged creative people, heals them, and does remarkable things through them.
These tales are an edifying and joyful look at the practicalities of working under the anointing in your daily life. It’s about how creative people serve the Lord with gladness. we are a part of the body which is largely ignored because everyone knows—artists are weird. This is fiction that escapes into joy as solid believers who deeply trust the Lord walk in obedience. These stories are meant to lift you up and fill you with joy. It’s sad to see how many people (and I was certainly one of them) allow circumstances to drive them away from the freedom and power of the walk in the Holy Spirit.
This tale starts like more of the same like we saw Nuev’Artesania, but you should know better by now. This new tale takes place in the same world where Ascended Light Design, Servants of Jíísas, and Truth & Beauty reside. But it’s in a radically different culture. From individualistic New Mexicans to Nice Minnesotans—that is professionally nice, often with no real personal contact.
But the stunning idea is that all which happened in New Mexico was preparation for what our Messiah has planned for Minnesota.
As usual, the work is based on solid, believing marriages. That’s where the power in many believing lives is found. It’s the core of the Lord’s plan. In this story, you get to see more about how it works in power. Many of these marriages are between two badly damaged artists who need the support of a strong marriage to do what they do.
But, this is not about just getting a few crazy creatives saved. It’s all about the major new work that Jesus wants to be done. This tale exposes that for you to think about. It is not the scary, iffy tale that might concern you. It’s a little known secret in the world that the demonic enemies have been defeated. The new spiritual fortress built at Stillwater, Minnesota exposes that for you to ponder. The attacks come out in the open. But the results merely strengthen the fortress in the Kingdom. Read Psalm 2 about the derision and laughter of the Lord.
Spiritual battles are very different from what worldly entertainment tells us. For Hollyweird is actually part of the world system the enemy uses to control the heathen—as you know. It’s not that the dangers are not real. People who seek evil for power can be very nasty. However, their control of demons is deceptive illusion. The demons control them—viciously and ruthlessly.
The enemy and his minions are no threat to the Lord
But, most believers have no understanding on a practical level that demons are no threat to the One who created them. They can only do what He allows, as long as His people have faith and do what He asks them to do. He uses them to train us for war. The Earth is presently the Training Place of Mankind.
Frozen Chozen
This new tale remains joyful, realistic low fantasy spiritual warfare fiction, with a happy ending. It takes place in the same world where Ascended Light and Truth & Beauty reside. But it’s a stand-alone series, in a radically different culture. From individualistic New Mexicans to nice Minnesotans—that is professionally nice, often with no real personal contact.
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The Lord is working to save all people possible before the end of the age of the Gentiles, which is rapidly approaching. As usual, the work is based on solid, believing marriages. That’s where the power in believing lives is found. It’s the core of the Lord’s plan. Which is why the world is fighting it so hard. But in this story, you get to see how it works in power.
The leaders of the new gallery are an asocial recluse artist who was an outstanding graphic designer in the Twin Cities in the 80s and 90s. Since his wife died, his old life was crushed but his true love was drawing. When he turned hard to the Lord in grief, the Lord transformed his life—but he really has no clue about that. He meets a widow who the lord has just rescued from a demonic hell she found herself in because of her own sin. That sounds like a wonderful place to start—to me.
Battle for Stillwater
When the building of the Stillwater Fortress first began, the Lord had given a prophecy through Stella where He told all the people to prepare for battle, but to fear not. The Lord said He had it under control. They discover that He meant what He said. But as is usually true these days, they had no idea what that meant in practical terms.
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For the victory always comes by faith in the Only One who has the power. The surprise is all that power is available to born again spirit-filled believers. But it is not a physical battle. We are not battling flesh and blood. We are battling spirits who fill our minds with ruthless lies, fear, doubt, worry, and all the rest. They really cannot do much to a believer—unless that believers believes the lies and hands over his or her power to the enemy.
Trust me. If the enemy actually had the power to kill people—you would be dead. All he can do is talk some person into doing the killing. One of his favorite attacks is suicide. He lusts for a chance to convince a person to kill themself. The enemy finds sin useful, but there is no guarantee there. Anyone can turn to Yeshua Messiah and be reborn.
Hagiai Gem Hunters
This is a lark, a romp through wonder and joy, which was originally a separate standalone novel. But it is actually a direct part of the Fortresses saga.
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Our Messiah is going to call together a group of believing silversmiths and stone cutters, who will be focused on sharing the touches of beauty which the Lord has left scattered around His creation for our enjoyment. Yes, it will be good work.
Jason is an abject failure. When his wife died suddenly, without warning, he fell apart. But as the owner of a jewelry store in Albuquerque, he had people dependent upon him, and he had failed them badly. He was going bankrupt, but worse he was having thoughts of suicide.
The Lord saw His opportunity to get Jason to make the necessary decisions, and the depressed widower is transformed—but it takes a while. However, it is remarkable what happens when a new believer is introduced to Truth—the conversational presence of Jesus in his or her life (plus, a Holy Spirit-sent mentor). Jason soon realizes that radical changes are needed, and by the grace of God, he makes them.
Red Wing Holiness
As usual the expansion into Red Wing was a surprise, when it happened. The Lord told them that there would be outposts in Red Wing and Northfield which would build off the legacy of the Hans Hauge evangelistic movement within the Norwegian Lutheran church around 1800. The Red Wing Seminary in the late 1800s had been a Hauge Synod work teaching lay people to share the Gospel powerfully, with people in their daily lives.
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The people in Stillwater were to make non-specific preparations, getting people ready to help with an unspecified new work. So, they did that, keeping their hands off until the Lord started the process.
Of course, that was an excellent idea, because when it started, they were truly surprised. It was really fun, because in many ways this was a very different vision.
Beginning from that baseline, the Lord works marvels—wondrous things. I mean, Jesus is the Creator. He knows how to do it well. He knows how to take care of His people. The strangely unbelievable is commonplace in the Kingdom of God. It’s who He is. He can’t help himself.