God Is Not A Theory

Ken Fish and Joel Taylor welcome back Dr. Craig Keener—one of the world’s leading New Testament scholars—to discuss his new book, Spiritual Gifts Are for Today: A Biblical Case for the Continuing Work of the Spirit, co-written with Daniel Kolenda of Christ for All Nations.
Written in response to the recent wave of hard cessationism, the book makes a thorough, scripture-saturated case that the gifts of the Spirit are for the church today. Craig and Joel walk through its boldest arguments: why the cessationist hermeneutic, applied consistently, would also throw out teaching, salvation, and the Great Commission; why 1 Corinthians 13 points to Christ’s return, not a closed canon; and the “apostles and oranges” confusion between apostleship and the writing of Scripture. 
In this conversation:
Why Craig and Daniel Kolenda wrote the book now

How the cessationist hermeneutic, applied consistently, collapses

Why 1 Corinthians 13 points to Christ’s return, not a closed canon

“Apostles and oranges”—apostleship vs. the writing of Scripture

Whether apostolic “foundation-laying” continues today

The strongest argument for cessationism—and the biblical answer

Persistence in prayer, and why some healings are real but not rapid

Navigating scandals and falls with a sound biblical framework

Keeping a cutting edge in the Spirit while working in the academy

Don’t throw out the gifts because some misuse them—correct the abuse, and earnestly seek the gifts, because the God who gives them is not a theory.
📅 Hear Dr. Craig Keener and Ken Fish together at the Heal the Healers conference | Oct 30–31 | Boston, MA. Look it up online to register.
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Upcoming Event
Illumination Northwest Winter Conference📅 December 3–6, 2026📍 Father's House Church | Longview, WA
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Ken Fish and Joel Taylor are joined by Dr. Sam Storms—theologian, author, and longtime pastor—for a careful, substantive conversation about the doctrine of last things: what Scripture actually teaches about the fate of the unsaved.
Together they define the terms and weigh the views: eternal conscious punishment (the historic position), annihilationism and its modern form conditional immortality, and universalism. Drawing on texts like Matthew 25 and Revelation 14, Sam makes the biblical case for the traditional view while engaging the strongest arguments on the other side with honesty and charity. The conversation keeps returning to a deeper root: nearly every theological error flows from a misconception about the nature of God—and much of modern theology has quietly turned into anthropology, exalting human feeling over God's revealed Word.
In this conversation:
Defining the terms: eternal conscious punishment, annihilationism, conditional immortality, universalism

The key texts—Matthew 25 and Revelation 14—and how "eternal" is used

Why most theological error traces back to a misconception of God's character

How modern theology turned into anthropology—human feeling over God's Word

Why "hyper-grace" and a one-dimensional view of love open the door to universalism

Whether annihilationism logically collapses into universalism

John Stott's honest struggle—and why emotions can't be the standard of truth

Holding conviction with charity toward fellow believers who differ

Why biblical immortality isn't the same as Plato's immortality of the soul

Don't let your preferences be the final word—submit your heart to the authority of Scripture, because bad theology hurts people.
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Upcoming Event
Illumination Northwest Winter Conference📅 December 3–6, 2026📍 Father's House Church | Longview, WA
💻https://fathershousechurch.com/?page_id=49

Ken Fish and Joel Taylor sit down with Dr. Joshua Brown—neuroscientist, professor of psychological and brain sciences, and author of Proving a Miracle: Unlocking the Power of Prayer to Heal.
Josh shares the story that set him on this path: at 30, days after his first child was born, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor and given little medical hope. What followed was a years-long pursuit of healing prayer—and, eventually, a clean scan. That journey turned a hard-nosed brain scientist into a careful investigator of divine healing, and this conversation models how faith and rigorous inquiry can work together rather than against each other.
In this conversation:
Josh's journey from a brain-tumor diagnosis to a clean scan

What actually counts as a "miracle"—and why precision builds credibility

How placebo and mind-body effects work (and where they break down)

Scientific vs. historical ways of investigating a healing

The randomized clinical trial of prayer—and what it found

Why the hard questions should come from inside the church

Confirmation bias—and guarding against it without losing faith

How our beliefs are shaped by experience, not just Scripture

A brief, candid detour into UFOs, trauma, and discernment

Not everything is a miracle—and if everything is, then nothing is. Precision about what God has done makes the testimony stronger, not weaker.
📅 Hear more from Dr. Joshua Brown and Ken Fish at the Heal the Healers conference | Oct 30–31 | Boston, MA: https://healthehealersconference.com
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📖 Read: On the Road with the Holy Spirit by Ken Fish
🎓 Learn: Enroll in Orbis School of Ministry or contact Registrar Jo McKay at jo@orbisministries.org
💪 Train: Apply to serve on an upcoming overseas ministry trip.
🤝 Connect: Join Ken's private Facebook discussion group, God Is Not a Theory. Send a Facebook Direct Message to Bryan Orbis and a friend request to be added.
Upcoming Event
Illumination Northwest Winter Conference📅 December 3–6, 2026📍 Father's House Church | Longview, WA
💻https://fathershousechurch.com/?page_id=49

Ken Fish and Kady Taylor welcome back Jerame Nelson—revivalist, evangelist, and pastor of Rev Church, who has seen millions come to Christ in the nations—and a returning speaker at the upcoming Luminosity conference (Nashville, Oct 1–3, 2026). Register: https://kingdomluminosity.org/
Jerame shares from a year marked by revival, international crusades, and remarkable creative miracles, and senses another move of God stirring. But the conversation goes deeper than the miraculous. Against the backdrop of recent falls and exposures in ministry, Jerame and Ken talk candidly about responding rather than reacting, refusing hero worship, and why solid foundations, real discipleship, and consecration born of love—not legalism—are the way forward.
In this conversation:
A year of revival, international crusades, and creative miracles

Responding rather than reacting to falls and exposures in ministry

Overcoming hero worship—anchoring faith in Jesus, not people

Why the enemy targets and "falsely promotes" a cracked foundation

Discerning a true word of knowledge from a "familiar spirit"

Why the coming move needs a manifestation of love, not just power

How Jesus discipled the unlikely—and tested them by sending them out

Consecration born of love, not legalism—and the fear of the Lord

Conviction vs. condemnation—and how to tell the difference

Fall so in love with Jesus that you'd never want to grieve His heart—that's where holiness begins.
Register for Luminosity
📅 October 1–3, 2026 | Nashville Area (Bethel World Outreach Church)🎟️ Register today: https://kingdomluminosity.org/
❤️‍🩹 Healing service September 30 | NOW AT FULL CAPACITY - the service portion of the evening will be livestreamed and available online here.
Connect with Orbis Ministries
🙏 Prayer: https://orbisprayer.org/
❤️ Give: https://subsplash.com/orbisministries/give
Grow with Orbis
📖 Read: On the Road with the Holy Spirit by Ken Fish
🎓 Learn: Enroll in Orbis School of Ministry or contact Registrar Jo McKay at jo@orbisministries.org
💪 Train: Apply to serve on an upcoming overseas ministry trip.
🤝 Connect: Join Ken's private Facebook discussion group, God Is Not a Theory. Send a Facebook Direct Message to Bryan Orbis and a friend request to be added.
Upcoming Event
Illumination Northwest Winter Conference📅 December 3–6, 2026📍 Father's House Church | Longview, WA
💻https://fathershousechurch.com/?page_id=49

Ken Fish and Kady Taylor welcome back David Taylor—a seasoned prophet, longtime friend of Ken's from their Fuller Seminary and Vineyard days, and a returning speaker at the upcoming Luminosity conference (Nashville, Oct 1–3, 2026). Register: https://kingdomluminosity.org/
With more than 50 years of prophetic experience, David brings hard-won wisdom to this year's theme of consecration and holiness. Reflecting on the recent shaking in prophetic ministry, he and Ken talk honestly about the temptations that derail prophets—fear of failure, insecurity, the craving for affirmation, and financial pressure—and the way back: the fear of the Lord, integrity, and relationships that keep us grounded. David also opens up about his own prophetic journey, the character-forging wilderness years, and the encounters that marked his calling.
In this conversation:
The temptations that derail prophets—and the way back to integrity

Isaiah 32: "the noble man makes noble plans, and by noble deeds he stands"

Why relationship, not just "accountability," keeps us grounded

David's prophetic journey—from conversion at 18 to the wilderness years

Angelic encounters, visions, and how common they are among prophets

How to grow in hearing God—the discipline of listening

The five-fold ministry pictured as a sailing ship

The life of Joseph: "tested until it proved him true"

Living the long game—a seed that must fall and die to bear fruit

Register for Luminosity
📅 October 1–3, 2026 | Nashville Area (Bethel World Outreach Church)🎟️ Register today: https://kingdomluminosity.org/
❤️‍🩹 Healing service September 30 | NOW AT FULL CAPACITY - the service portion of the evening will be livestreamed and available online here.
Connect with Orbis Ministries
🙏 Prayer: https://orbisprayer.org/
❤️ Give: https://subsplash.com/orbisministries/give
Grow with Orbis
📖 Read: On the Road with the Holy Spirit by Ken Fish
🎓 Learn: Enroll in Orbis School of Ministry or contact Registrar Jo McKay at jo@orbisministries.org
💪 Train: Apply to serve on an upcoming overseas ministry trip.
🤝 Connect: Join Ken's private Facebook discussion group, God Is Not a Theory. Send a Facebook Direct Message to Bryan Orbis and a friend request to be added.
Upcoming Event
Illumination Northwest Winter Conference📅 December 3–6, 2026📍 Father's House Church | Longview, WA
💻https://fathershousechurch.com/?page_id=49