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On the Road With the Holy Spirit
You are only one story away from seeing the miraculous unfold in your life.
After reading this book, you will understand how to slow down and savor the moments that you have seen the Holy Spirit working and moving in miraculous ways, and you will live expectantly to see even greater things come to pass.
More than a hundred years ago, healing minister Maria Woodworth-Etter chronicled the work of the Holy Spirit through her ministry in a book she titled A Diary of Signs and Wonders . That book ushered in a healing revival before anyone had ever heard of such a thing, and it has become a reference standard among many modern Christians. In On the Road With the Holy Spirit , author Ken Fish takes a page from Woodworth-Etter and chronicles how he has seen the Holy Spirit move in modern times through his own ministry.
In addition to sharing the miraculous signs and wonders he has witnessed, Fish creates a theological lens through which to view the events recorded. This not only empowers readers to understand why miraculous signs take place but also will help them experience the miraculous in their own lives. Focusing on the importance of God’s presence, prophecy, power, purity, and prayer in seeing the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives, this book will inspire readers to live the life of the miraculous and help usher in an unprecedented move of God in our day.
After reading this book, you will understand how to slow down and savor the moments that you have seen the Holy Spirit working and moving in miraculous ways, and you will live expectantly to see even greater things come to pass.
More than a hundred years ago, healing minister Maria Woodworth-Etter chronicled the work of the Holy Spirit through her ministry in a book she titled A Diary of Signs and Wonders . That book ushered in a healing revival before anyone had ever heard of such a thing, and it has become a reference standard among many modern Christians. In On the Road With the Holy Spirit , author Ken Fish takes a page from Woodworth-Etter and chronicles how he has seen the Holy Spirit move in modern times through his own ministry.
In addition to sharing the miraculous signs and wonders he has witnessed, Fish creates a theological lens through which to view the events recorded. This not only empowers readers to understand why miraculous signs take place but also will help them experience the miraculous in their own lives. Focusing on the importance of God’s presence, prophecy, power, purity, and prayer in seeing the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives, this book will inspire readers to live the life of the miraculous and help usher in an unprecedented move of God in our day.
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256 pages, Paperback
Published June 6, 2023
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October 1, 2023
My thoughts can be summed up with the words of a Taiwanese pastor quoted in this book: "This must have been what Paul meant when he said that his gospel came with a demonstration of the Spirit and power. We need to stop arguing about words. Western theology is too busy trying to be respectable. It all makes sense when you see this."
September 19, 2025
It took me several months to figure out what to write about this book, but I think I know what to say now.
This book does not feature the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Holy Trinity. Yes, this book contains accounts of seemingly miraculous things, but just because something is spiritual in origin, that does not mean it is from God.
The first red flag was raised by the pages of endorsements. It read like a rogues gallery of false teachers and wolves in sheeps’ clothing. From Bill Johnson, reviver of heresies for the modern day, to Mike Bickle, expositor of failed Latter Rain ideologies and wannabe cult leader, these are not trustworthy people. Mixed up in them is Eric Metaxas, a writer for whom I held respect, and whom I believe ought to know better.
The second red flag comes from the introduction, which immediately begins with an undescribed supernatural encounter in high school, the content of which is unshared (I know Fish is a prolific podcast guest and creator, so I don’t know if any account across that body is given) which proceeds after a description from childhood where young Fish describes reading about the supernatural acts of God and exclaiming “I want to do that!” before being told by his grandparents those things don’t happen anymore. While I believe Fish is using this to build his apparent thesis statement that God still performs miracles today (a statement with which no Christian should disagree), the manner it is presented also, I believe, presents the foundational problem of this book: It is about power, not about the Gospel. Yes, Jesus is mentioned 146 times in the book and the Holy Spirit 100 times, but as we know from church history “On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’” [Matthew 7:22-23]. The focus of this book is as a presentation of power, with the understanding being that you, the reader, could have this power too. The Gospel takes a backseat to this, and as such is lost, so that instead we must hearken to St. Paul’s warning “But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.” [Galatians 1:8-9].
So then what comes of this is that the following miraculous accounts are a bludgeon of “lived experience” that do not correspond to proof that Ken Fish comes to us with a message from Jesus, or that this is proof that the Holy Spirit walks with him [Deuteronomy 13:1-3]. But this is not necessarily a surprising method, given that Fish claims John Wimber as his mentor— who famously espoused experiences as the lead for interpreting God’s Word.
The third flag comes in the “theological” (and I use the adjective loosely) segments before each ream of accounts. In his intro, Fish says he sees these pillars as part of the matrix by which one may do miraculous works. Yet in the reading I failed to understand how his topics connect, much less how anything discussed actually related to the stated topic. The best segment was on purity, and that is because it adhered most to orthodox Christian teaching. Unfortunately it is poisoned by the messenger as Fish still claims the prophecies and miracles of those like the Kansas City Prophets while such men were in active sinful lifestyles during their ministries. The first bad fruit to notice is false teaching, and if that one is ignored, then the bad fruit of an evil way of life will almost always come next. Through all of these, and also the stories which succeed them, the Scriptures are used in what to me seems like post hoc justification. But what can you expect when God’s Word needs to be made to fit what you’ve interpreted your experience to mean?
The stories themselves blend together after a while. What is clear, however, is that if experiences like this truly happened with Fish, he is not interpreting them through a Biblical worldview. He appears to be animistic, what with his mentions of water spirits, spider spirits, and the broader Dominion theology which pervades any discussion of casting out evil spirits. Though, it should be noted, I believe a great deal of this is just misinterpreting nervousness and inducing vomiting given his starting account of casting 600 devils out of a poor kid who read manga. How you host 600 demons and not go even slightly mad as the Garosene demoniac of the Gospels I can’t fathom. Generally, Fish pushes the false teaching that demons can indwell a believer who is baptized, but I attribute this to his belief in the unbiblical teaching that there is a separate “baptism of the holy spirit” (which if you pay money and go to his conferences, you can learn how to access this power, I’m sure).
Ultimately, this book is targeting three groups of people. The first group are the true believers who will uncritically read this and accept it despite the contradictions with the Bible because it’s exactly what they’ve heard all of their lives. The second are the emotionally vulnerable who have experienced tragedy and are looking for something that will ultimately grant them control over illness or whatever ails them. The third are those who grew up in a church that either failed to catechize them in the traditional orthodox understandings of spirituality or grew up in a tradition that had vacated the spiritual Christian perspective. These know there is more to the world and the role of the Holy Spirit than they were taught, but are ignorant of how the church has taught these things. They hear charismatics claim that “holy laughter” or being “slain in the spirit” and “speaking in tongues” are how the Holy Spirit manifests himself and is ultimately powerless to refute these due to that gap in knowledge.
All three groups are ultimately victims of deception, because it is framed for them thusly: “If you deny that these things are real, then you are just a cessationist who is dead in your faith and you have a small view of God.” The reality is that Ken Fish and those in his circles continue the revival of the Montanist heresy in America. Montanus was an early 2nd century man who was formerly a priest of Apollo who, after his conversion, claimed the Holy Spirit gave him direct revelation concerning the end of days with an exact date and location for Jesus’ return. According to Eusebius, he did not prophesy in the manner of the orthodox Christians. St. Irenaeus confronts the Montanists of his time in Against Heresies, specifically in the person of Marcus the Magician. A distinction is drawn between these “prophecies” and “signs” and the true gifts of the Holy Spirit seen in his congregation at Lyons.
This is not a book which proclaims the Gospel. Rather it is a Trojan horse for heresy and occult practices for the church (ironic given Fish’s insistence that Christians avoid syncretistic practices). But Christians were warned about this. “For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.” [Matthew 24:21-24]
This book does not feature the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Holy Trinity. Yes, this book contains accounts of seemingly miraculous things, but just because something is spiritual in origin, that does not mean it is from God.
The first red flag was raised by the pages of endorsements. It read like a rogues gallery of false teachers and wolves in sheeps’ clothing. From Bill Johnson, reviver of heresies for the modern day, to Mike Bickle, expositor of failed Latter Rain ideologies and wannabe cult leader, these are not trustworthy people. Mixed up in them is Eric Metaxas, a writer for whom I held respect, and whom I believe ought to know better.
The second red flag comes from the introduction, which immediately begins with an undescribed supernatural encounter in high school, the content of which is unshared (I know Fish is a prolific podcast guest and creator, so I don’t know if any account across that body is given) which proceeds after a description from childhood where young Fish describes reading about the supernatural acts of God and exclaiming “I want to do that!” before being told by his grandparents those things don’t happen anymore. While I believe Fish is using this to build his apparent thesis statement that God still performs miracles today (a statement with which no Christian should disagree), the manner it is presented also, I believe, presents the foundational problem of this book: It is about power, not about the Gospel. Yes, Jesus is mentioned 146 times in the book and the Holy Spirit 100 times, but as we know from church history “On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’” [Matthew 7:22-23]. The focus of this book is as a presentation of power, with the understanding being that you, the reader, could have this power too. The Gospel takes a backseat to this, and as such is lost, so that instead we must hearken to St. Paul’s warning “But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.” [Galatians 1:8-9].
So then what comes of this is that the following miraculous accounts are a bludgeon of “lived experience” that do not correspond to proof that Ken Fish comes to us with a message from Jesus, or that this is proof that the Holy Spirit walks with him [Deuteronomy 13:1-3]. But this is not necessarily a surprising method, given that Fish claims John Wimber as his mentor— who famously espoused experiences as the lead for interpreting God’s Word.
The third flag comes in the “theological” (and I use the adjective loosely) segments before each ream of accounts. In his intro, Fish says he sees these pillars as part of the matrix by which one may do miraculous works. Yet in the reading I failed to understand how his topics connect, much less how anything discussed actually related to the stated topic. The best segment was on purity, and that is because it adhered most to orthodox Christian teaching. Unfortunately it is poisoned by the messenger as Fish still claims the prophecies and miracles of those like the Kansas City Prophets while such men were in active sinful lifestyles during their ministries. The first bad fruit to notice is false teaching, and if that one is ignored, then the bad fruit of an evil way of life will almost always come next. Through all of these, and also the stories which succeed them, the Scriptures are used in what to me seems like post hoc justification. But what can you expect when God’s Word needs to be made to fit what you’ve interpreted your experience to mean?
The stories themselves blend together after a while. What is clear, however, is that if experiences like this truly happened with Fish, he is not interpreting them through a Biblical worldview. He appears to be animistic, what with his mentions of water spirits, spider spirits, and the broader Dominion theology which pervades any discussion of casting out evil spirits. Though, it should be noted, I believe a great deal of this is just misinterpreting nervousness and inducing vomiting given his starting account of casting 600 devils out of a poor kid who read manga. How you host 600 demons and not go even slightly mad as the Garosene demoniac of the Gospels I can’t fathom. Generally, Fish pushes the false teaching that demons can indwell a believer who is baptized, but I attribute this to his belief in the unbiblical teaching that there is a separate “baptism of the holy spirit” (which if you pay money and go to his conferences, you can learn how to access this power, I’m sure).
Ultimately, this book is targeting three groups of people. The first group are the true believers who will uncritically read this and accept it despite the contradictions with the Bible because it’s exactly what they’ve heard all of their lives. The second are the emotionally vulnerable who have experienced tragedy and are looking for something that will ultimately grant them control over illness or whatever ails them. The third are those who grew up in a church that either failed to catechize them in the traditional orthodox understandings of spirituality or grew up in a tradition that had vacated the spiritual Christian perspective. These know there is more to the world and the role of the Holy Spirit than they were taught, but are ignorant of how the church has taught these things. They hear charismatics claim that “holy laughter” or being “slain in the spirit” and “speaking in tongues” are how the Holy Spirit manifests himself and is ultimately powerless to refute these due to that gap in knowledge.
All three groups are ultimately victims of deception, because it is framed for them thusly: “If you deny that these things are real, then you are just a cessationist who is dead in your faith and you have a small view of God.” The reality is that Ken Fish and those in his circles continue the revival of the Montanist heresy in America. Montanus was an early 2nd century man who was formerly a priest of Apollo who, after his conversion, claimed the Holy Spirit gave him direct revelation concerning the end of days with an exact date and location for Jesus’ return. According to Eusebius, he did not prophesy in the manner of the orthodox Christians. St. Irenaeus confronts the Montanists of his time in Against Heresies, specifically in the person of Marcus the Magician. A distinction is drawn between these “prophecies” and “signs” and the true gifts of the Holy Spirit seen in his congregation at Lyons.
This is not a book which proclaims the Gospel. Rather it is a Trojan horse for heresy and occult practices for the church (ironic given Fish’s insistence that Christians avoid syncretistic practices). But Christians were warned about this. “For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.” [Matthew 24:21-24]
April 7, 2024
Essentially a long form interview with Ken Fish on the Eric Metaxas Show. Those looking for continuationist arguments should look elsewhere. Those seeking personal stories from the “front lines” of ministry will be rewarded.
June 24, 2023
This Book is Life Changing! (Hopefully) You up your Faith & Christian Walk & never be complacent again. I know I cannot go back to my old ways!
I have been a Christian since I was born. I am now 46 years old & I am amazed that the Lord continues to teach me. This book is why I became a Christian all those years ago, Jesus Christ is my Lord & Savior, Ken Fish is a disciple/servant of him. I want the Lord to use me like that & every day I breath I will purse that to increase the Kingdom of God & save as many souls as I can. Thank You Ken Fish! Julian Carter
I have been a Christian since I was born. I am now 46 years old & I am amazed that the Lord continues to teach me. This book is why I became a Christian all those years ago, Jesus Christ is my Lord & Savior, Ken Fish is a disciple/servant of him. I want the Lord to use me like that & every day I breath I will purse that to increase the Kingdom of God & save as many souls as I can. Thank You Ken Fish! Julian Carter
July 2, 2023
I've read a fair amount of books on supernatural encounters and miracle stories and heard many that stretched my mind and imagination. But this one takes the cake! I did find a statement by Dr. Craig Keener in the forward of the book to be most helpful when reading this supernatural travelogue -
"Some of the exorcism accounts challenge my theology and invite me to search the Scriptures afresh with questions I have not considered. This is not to say that I or every other reader will interpret every experience in this book in the same way; it is to say that these are firsthand accounts, recorded while fresh in the author's mind, and that readers must therefore take them into account."
Check it out! You may find yourself delighting in what is within these pages or you may find yourself throwing the book across the room. But one thing is for sure, you won't soon forget what you've read! ;)
"Some of the exorcism accounts challenge my theology and invite me to search the Scriptures afresh with questions I have not considered. This is not to say that I or every other reader will interpret every experience in this book in the same way; it is to say that these are firsthand accounts, recorded while fresh in the author's mind, and that readers must therefore take them into account."
Check it out! You may find yourself delighting in what is within these pages or you may find yourself throwing the book across the room. But one thing is for sure, you won't soon forget what you've read! ;)
October 21, 2024
I would probably be much more skeptical of the stories in this book if the author didn’t have the approval of some people that I know better, Craig Keener (who wrote the forward) being one of them,. There are definitely some experiences and theological views within that challenge my own, but Ken comes off as trustworthy and gives explanations at times where he knows something is going to be tough to swallow. He matter of factly relates stories of miracle healings, exorcisms, visions and more. Ken says at the beginning that he isn’t the kind of person who sees a demon behind every tree, but the book left me wondering, though it may just be because those are the stories he is selecting (it is a diary of signs and wonders and not of the routine and mundane after all). It definitely challenges the reader who believes in the Bible to re-examine what they consider (and expect) to be possible (and normal) for Christians.
October 10, 2025
This book is a detailed and unapologetic chronicle of modern-day miracles God used a former Fortune 500 businessman to steward. Mr Fish’s dedication to telling only the facts of the cases he has been witness to helps short-circuit cynics who want to believe that deciding how God acts is their purvey. God absolutely uses flawed humans to help & heal other flawed humans, just as HE has throughout the Church’s dispensation. What an encouraging diary from the front lines of the Kingdom.
November 22, 2023
inspiring
My expectations have increased to see the Lord come into our church with signs and wonders. I want to see and move in the supernatural and Ken has given me the keys to spiritual vitality and removed any doubts that Holy Spirit is working miracles today. Come Lord Jesus. Laurie Cochrane
My expectations have increased to see the Lord come into our church with signs and wonders. I want to see and move in the supernatural and Ken has given me the keys to spiritual vitality and removed any doubts that Holy Spirit is working miracles today. Come Lord Jesus. Laurie Cochrane
July 8, 2023
God’s Love and Power Experienced
Wonderful and eye opening experiences related in a way that creates a thirst for the things of the Spirit. It will shake you awake to what can, and should, be happening everywhere.
Wonderful and eye opening experiences related in a way that creates a thirst for the things of the Spirit. It will shake you awake to what can, and should, be happening everywhere.
July 11, 2023
I enjoyed Ken Fish's stories of God using him in a healing ministry throughout the world.
By basically using diary-type entries of the many ways he saw God heal people, this is a fast read--and an often surprising one.
By basically using diary-type entries of the many ways he saw God heal people, this is a fast read--and an often surprising one.
April 10, 2025
The book is not claiming to be an apologetic for signs and wonders today, but is literally a diary of things witnessed. Ken Fish's teaching is rigorously Biblical but this wonderfully encouraging and hope inspiring account is not going to provide a framework for persuading others. For those who don't know Ken, perhaps they should watch some of his teaching first to appreciate how very Biblically grounded he is before they read these amazing stories. I am hungry to see more of what Ken witnessed. May this witness draw others to Christ's love and healing power.
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