by Barbara Lardinais | May 17, 2021 | Straight Talk
The Question: I was raised in a church that didn’t know anything about speaking in tongues or being slain in the spirit. I really did not believe it. Then I attended a Pentecostal church. At the time, I had uncontrolled blood pressure and heart problems but no one at...
by Barbara Lardinais | December 28, 2020 | Straight Talk
The Question Is the Holy Spirit baptism separate from water baptism? Do we get all of the empowerment of the Holy Spirit at the time of confessing we need Christ in our lives? Different writers share different answers and they all use the Bible to back them up. I’m...
by Barbara Lardinais | June 1, 2020 | Straight Talk
The Question I have read your articles on speaking in tongues and gifts. I am a born again believer and have been most of my life, though I have walked away at times. I do not speak in tongues and I have sought it. Is there something that could be stopping me? I...
by Barbara Lardinais | October 21, 2019 | Straight Talk
The Question What does quench not the Holy Spirit mean – 1 Thessalonians 5:19? LT from Paterson, NJ The Answer Part 1: Throwing a wet blanket on God’s Spirit Throwing a wet blanket on God’s Spirit Let’s read the scripture in its context to see if we can...
by Barbara Lardinais | September 3, 2019 | Straight Talk
The Question I read your article about discerning of spirits and I have a question. How do you go about telling a person what you’ve seen and discerned about them without seemingly being a flake? – C. From Oklahoma The Answer Part 1: Discerning wisely Part 2: A...