Andrew and Bethany Hill

Prophetic words from the Lord create a space for us to occupy. Prophecy cuts through the tall weeds of doubt, fear, defeat and so forth to make a fresh lot for us to step into and inhabit. Essentially, the prophetic has a way of mowing down a plot of new territory for us to live in. When prophecy comes to us, particularly words from the Lord that are to a church as a whole more than to an individual, it grants us the opportunity to believe for something, as a unit, that we may not have believed for before. Prophecy does the same thing for an individual or family but is even more interesting to observe and pray into when it involves a specific house of the Lord. The reason for this is that you can begin to see individuals, those whose faith is stirred and who believe the word, connect with others in the Body to see the prophetic word brought to pass. The Word of the Lord will begin to, in many cases, immediately prune the Body of those who disagree with it; those who do not believe the ...

In March my wife and I, along with our friends Cynthia and Maria, spent a weekend in the Elijah Cabin on the Morningstar Ministries property in North Carolina. While we were there we found several books and teaching CDs for sale. One of them was a Healing Conference set of DVDs from Morningstar Ministries. During one of the teachings prophet Bob Jones, who was still alive at the time, was asked to come onstage with Rick Joyner and share the word he received from God about 100 Hundred Years. The minute he began to speak, God's signature language was heard and received in my spirit. It was absolutely from the Father's Heart. Here is the outline of what God gave Mr. Jones for the previous years and those to come: 1950 The Power of God: "During this time God demonstrated his power through men like William Branham, Oral Roberts, A.A. Allen and Jack Cole." 1960 The Spirit of God: "God began to invade the denominations around this time and continues to invade them. ...

Two years ago the Lord began to speak to us about moving to Alaska. The focus for us moving there would be to minister, particularly to the native people, all over Baranof Island and beyond. The Lord spoke to us specifically about the City of Sitka. Since that time we have prayed, almost daily, into the purposes and plans of God for the people there. He has spoken to us through visions, license plates, His Voice, movies, signs, and people that we've randomly bumped into. We have had prophets in the Body of Christ, especially our best friend Cynthia Branham, prophesy over us often concerning this wondrous place. Bethany actually traveled to Alaska some 20 years ago this summer to minister through the Teen Mania organization. I have never been to Alaska but in my whole 20 years of being a believer the Lord has only spoken to me about the president as much as He has spoken to me about this place! My destiny and promise lies in this land. We have been making practical preparations ...

When I draw its all about colors and their relationship with (harmony) and to (juxtaposition) each other. When I paint, though, it's all about light and how light reflects, refracts and illuminates. For instance, this piece, "Deep Unto Deep" is one of my favorites. It is currently in our living room and I find myself staring into it regularly. In this photograph much of the color that I used in it can be easily seen. In daylight you can see the variations of black, prussian, violet and burgundy. But in our living room these colors are hidden within the low light. There is also a gold edge around the piece that I am very glad I decided to include. One of the ideas behind this piece is that I wanted to hint towards heat signatures. I wanted to create a piece where you, as the viewer, were not sure if the bright core is concave or convex or simply flat. The pale yellow, almost rectangular stripe over the canary yellow has rough edges to it that cannot be seen in this phot...

I don't know if you have ever felt this way but at times in my life certain things have happened which made me feel as if I have very little faith. There are moments where I have felt as if I was being tossed back and forth like a boat pitching in the middle of a hurricane on the high seas. Each time I have felt this way, I have had my eyes on the storm of circumstances around me, at the seemingly endless onslaught of water pouring into my vessel, seeking to overwhelm me and fill me with fear, doubt, confusion, and most of all like I am sinking further into despair. But God in His patient way would simply lift my head, much like a father does to a small child, until I am face to face, looking straight into His eyes, my own eyes fixed on Him and then He reminds me that He is always with me. In Matthew 28:20, Jesus makes a bold promise, "...And remember that I am always with you until the end of time." (God's Word Translation.) I love how even in the middle of som...