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What is essential
Over the past few weeks I have listened to an argument online about the problems of evangelicalism. Two books that recently came out have seemed to arrive at different solutions because they perceive two different problems with evangelicalism. The Holy Post Podcast weighed on the books, the authors, and more in this episode and it is worth the listen. One…
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Missing the Kingdom of God
Last Sunday our gospel text was Mark 3:23-35. The story here is the pressure Jesus is getting from his family and then the religious leaders. Neither one is happy with him. For his family, Jesus was avoiding them and his ministry was attracting so many people that his own family couldn’t get into their own home to eat. This put…
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Racism in the American Church
There is a WHOLE LOT to develop from this particular episode, but I believe it is time to share what has been stirring deep in my heart for awhile. Along the way, I will keep developing off of this theme. Listen to my latest podcast HERE.
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Immigration
“For me as a Christian American, to be hostile to people from other places is to violate my spiritual mandate.”
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A great moment in reconciliation
In the news, South Carolina voted to remove the Confederate battle flag from the capital grounds. It’s a good move. Those symbols need to be in different places, which is why I’m not for just getting rid of them completely. Let me explain, because the title of the post isn’t referring to South Carolina. It is referring to my own…
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Why I join in the effort to pray this Sunday for #BlackLivesMatter
This Sunday has been a day set aside for prayer. The request has come from two significant places that affect my own ministry: the Church of God in Christ and then the General Council of the Assemblies of God. Together they are asking for churches to pray this Sunday for racial reconciliation and justice. We will pray for justice. We…
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#BlackLivesMatter
Statement of Assemblies of God General Superintendent George O. Wood Encouraging Participation with Church of God in Christ in Observing Black Lives Matter Sunday Bishop Charles E. Blake Sr. of the Church of God in Christ has asked COGIC churches to observe Black Lives Matter Sunday this coming Sunday, December 14, 2014. As Bishop Blake’s friend and counterpart in the…
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What to do with all the time…
Brian has chronicled some very interesting commentaries of late regarding the flight from evangelicalism. It is interesting reading. He DOES mention the Assemblies of God, and tries to remain kind. But, he wonders what we do with all our time once the emotionalism is gone. First of all, that is a valid question in many ways. When we don’t know…
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Being a Confessional Pentecostal… or is it a Confessing Pentecostal?
It shows how much I don’t know… and I readily admit it. But there is something that is becoming evident to me: I want to be more confessional in my Pentecostal roots and beliefs. I want to be more “credal.” Is that a word? I just got a spell-check squiggly… (This isn’t going to be a very formal treatise.) This…
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The Assemblies of God Needs to Take Up the Creeds
I’m working on this one… I just thought I’d throw the title out to see what might happen. 🙂 But in the meantime, this video is a GREAT interview that Pentecostals really need to take time to watch and learn. Anyway, regarding the AOG becoming more credal, go here.
Tag: Assemblies of God
