That there is a divide between research and practice is a common lament across policy-oriented disciplines, and education is no exception. Rhetoric abounds about the role research plays (or does not play) in the improvement of schools and classrooms, and policy makers push solutions that are rooted in assumptions about the way that research should influence practice. Yet few people have studied the relationship between research and practice empirically. This book presents findings...

Fasting is about feasting on more of God!When many hear the word “fasting,” they immediately think of what they have to give up.But what if fasting is actually a sacred doorway into fresh encounters with the all-consuming fire of God?Author and revival historian, Jennifer Miskov, has tapped into an ancient pathway to divine encounter. She has given her life to studying how the greater pioneers of revival experienced dynamic moves of the Hol...

The Holy Spirit is reintroducing the church to Pentecostal Fire!When many consider modern Christianity, they rightly wonder how we have come so far from the dynamic, supernatural community pictured in the Book of Acts. God did not change between then and now. What happened? Could it be that, in our quest to be relevant, entertaining, hip and appealing to modern culture, we have lowered the standard for the Christian life?We need a true revival that...

Fasten bedeutet in erster Linie, sich an Gott zu laben! Fasten verbindet man gewöhnlich mit Verzicht. Doch was, wenn es eher darum geht, mehr von Gott zu gewinnen? Wenn es eine heilige Tür zu neuen Begegnungen mit dem alles verzehrenden Feuer Gottes ist? Die Erweckungshistorikerin Jennifer A. Miskov hat untersucht, was die großen Erweckungen in der Geschichte ausgelöst hat und was die maßgeblich beteiligten Personen dazu beigetragen haben. Ein wichtiger gemeinsamer Nenner war das Fasten. D...