title: The Fire Reply: Confronting Darkness and Disease with Power and Authority
author: Benji Rodes
description: Benji Rodes is a third generation pastor in the church of the Nazarene. He studied theology at Northwest Nazarene University and went on to complete his MA in World Mission and Evangelism at Asbury Theological Seminary in 2002. Receiving a blank canvas as a job description, he and Abbi moved into central Seattle in 2002 to attempt to bring some light to the need. But the main revelation they received was that THEY were in need. In need of the fire of God. In need of an encounter. In need of His gifts. In need of true faith. They operated a free arts venue called Onthe House for 6 years. They also lived in and operated "The Healing House" for 4 years as a means to meet the need for a healing environment to surround those who had been deeply wounded. They continue in their hunger for His kingdom come and His nature to rest on them as they work within Church of the Undignified (the Body that emerged out of Onthe House) to create a community of people that host the power and presence of God Himself. Benji and Abbi have two children and reside in the Central District of Seattle.
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  PREFACE
  
  
  
  
  
  T _hey call it the witching hour, that time in the_ _middle of the night when
  no humans are awake,_ _when creatures of the night can hear them_ _breathing,
  smell their blood, watch their dreams_ _unfold. It’s the time when the world
  is ours, when_ _we can hunt, kill, protect._
  
  
  
  
  
  _It’s the time when I’m most eager to feed. But I_ _must hold back. Because by
  holding back, by_ _hunting only those animals whose blood never_ _quickens
  with desire, whose hearts don’t pound_ _with joy, whose yearnings don’t make
  them_ _dream, I can control my destiny. I can hold back_ _from the dark side.
  I can control my Power._
  
  
  
  
  
  _Which is why, on a night when I can smell_ _blood all around me, when I know
  that in an_ _instant I could connect to the Power I’ve been_ _resisting for so
  