In which I dabble in prophecy and the prophetic | Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires

In Praise of Desert and Wilderness Experiences

Anita Mathias — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 22:47:08 +0000

John the Baptist, his heart and mind and spirit filled with the word of God, pregnant with his calling, does not do what we would today if we sense a calling. He does not go to the cities, to Jerusalem; he does not seek a platform; in fact, he initially does not speak at all. […]

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In which I am Surprised by “Prophetic Words” (from the Glasgow Prophetic Centre at David’s Tent Worship Festival)

Anita Mathias — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 17:25:23 +0000

People from the Glasgow Prophetic Centre were offering “prophetic words” at David’s Tent: An Adventure in Worship, a 72 hour worship festival I went to in August. I signed up for a 15 minute slot. I am “prophetic” with a very small p. Prophecy, as Paul writes, is a spiritual gift, a little-understood one, though […]

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In Which God sends Ravens and Meat in the Wilderness

Anita Mathias — Mon, 03 May 2010 16:11:00 +0000

Sermon on Elijah at St. Aldate’s (1 Kings 17) A mixture of the sermon notes and my thoughts Elijah Fed by Ravens 1Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbea in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at […]

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When Forgiveness Unleashes the River of Creativity

Anita Mathias — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:43:00 +0000

About four years ago, I attended a prophetic training day at a large Anglican Charismatic Church in Oxford. I was taken aback when Rachel, the self-described “prophetess” leading it, asked us to give the person next to us “a word from God.” I do hear from God, all the time, in images and directives, but […]

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