Introduction to Holiness Pentecostal History

The “leg-lengthening miracle”, popularized by Todd White comes from an old stage-magic trick used by traveling faith healers in the early and mid-20th century. Pentecostal “healing evangelists” such as John G. Lake, A. A. Allen, and various lesser-known tent-revival preachers regularly performed the stunt as a visually dramatic way to claim a healing anointing. The method typically involves seating a person, lifting their legs by the heels, subtly shifting the shoes, pulling one foot forward, or