Today begins “21 Days of the Spirit” — a spiritual growth adventure through the life of the Holy Spirit. Our church is spending May 1 – 21 to reflect on the person and work of the Holy Spirit. I have committed to blog every day …
Read MoreVeni Creator Spiritus (Come, Creator Spirit)
April marks the 100th year celebration of the Azusa Street Revival. The Azusa Street Centennial is currently underway in Los Angeles commemorating the revival movement that has grown from a few hundred people to nearly 600 million. Azusa marks the beginning of the Pentecostal movement …
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Yesterday on the Bob and Sheri (Radio) Show (www.bobandsheri.com), Sheri Lynch read a comment from R&B singer Mary J. Blige about her new found faith in God. I emailed Sheri and she told me where to find the article. It is from a interview with …
Read MoreResurrection Sunday
What a weekend… Good Friday was good in the sense that we mourned the death of Jesus and all of that was worth it to experience the joy of the resurrection. I really enjoyed preaching on the resurrection this morning. I was thrilled to see …
Read MoreGood Friday
I am sitting in my office preparing for our Good Friday service which will begin in less than an hour. I was rereading a quote from Will Willimon that I am using in tonight’s message. It is from his new book Sinning Like a Christian …
Read MoreFollowing up on my email conversation with Anne Rice
In March, I emailed Anne Rice to thank her for writing Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt. I wrote a review of it and published it on my blog. Anne read my review and was very appreciative. She asked if she could put a link …
Read MoreA Self-perpetuating World
I wrote this for my sermon “Deconstructing Self.” I think it just about sums up my thoughts on “self” in modern Western culture. A Self-perpetuating World Our world is self-absorbed with self-acceptance and will continue the search for self-actualization until our self-aggrandizing lifestyle of self-appointed …
Read MoreAn upcoming article in Enrich
I have been contacted by an editor with Enrich, which is a ministry journal for ministers in the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, about publishing my “What Happened at Azusa?” article. They want to edit it down a bit, but I am happy to have them …
Read MoreIET workers in the Rajasthan State in India are under threat
I received this email today about ongoing persecution of Christians in India. Rajashtan is a state in Northwest India. Go to www.ietmissions.org for more info about IET. April 4, 2006Barmer, Rajasthan (India) IET has a small but good work in Barmer area. Roy Daniel with …
Read MoreA Setback for Anti-Porn Pastors
This article ran in the Los Angeles Times yesterday. If you are not familar with Mike and Craig’s ministry, check it out at www.xxxchurch.com–it is a provocative and powerful ministry to the porn community and those with porn addictions. From the Los Angeles TimesA Setback …
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