I am ready to wrestle with doubt. I don’t think I could have said that ten years ago or even five years ago. I have been serious about faith, specifically Christian faith, for eighteen years. I think I have always had doubts, but I am …
Read MoreSpiritual Pathways
I have been wrestling with the subject of spiritual transformation for years now. I have centered onto this definition. Spiritual transformation is the work of the Holy Spirit to transform us into the image of Jesus for the joy of God the Father. He does …
Read MoreBook Review: Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana
Anne Rice has done it again. In her second book in the Christ the Lord series, Rice has again skillfully created a historical novel of the life of Jesus that is engaging, historically connected, and true to the image of Jesus in the Gospels. Christ …
Read MoreConcomitant Individualism
Concomitant. Now that is a good word. Don’t worry, I didn’t know what this word meant either until I looked it up today, but it is a good word. Worth adding to your vocabulary. Con-com-itant: (adj.) accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way [Dictionary] …
Read MoreAnne Rice’s New Book
I just ordered Anne Rice’s new book, Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana. This is the sequel to her 2005 work, Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt. Read my review of Out of Egypt here. I really enjoyed the first book and I am …
Read MorePentecostal Scholars
I am at Duke University today. I took this picture of the inside of the Duke Chapel with my cell phone. I can’t believe I forgot a camera! The chapel is unbelievable. I am delivering a paper tomorrow morning at the Society for Pentecostal Studies …
Read MoreScripture and the Spirit
After some reflection on my previous post “Theology and ‘the Supernatural’ in the Life of the Church,” I feel compelled to attempt to restate my point in a much more simple way. Last Wednesday, I took my small group through a scaled down version of …
Read MoreTheology and “the Supernatural” in the Life of the Church
The local church is the mystical body of Christ made up of various people from various backgrounds. We are Jesus’ body continuing the ministry he began. Throughout the gospel we see Jesus doing three things in one context. He was preaching, teaching, and healing in …
Read MoreWhy I am participating in Lent
I am preparing for Lent, a 40-day season of prayer and fasting, but not today. Today is not a fast day. Today is a feast day. All of the Sundays during Lent are feast days. Today was a feast day, because it was Super Bowl …
Read MoreConversations with a Young Earth Creationist
We wrapped up our Answers in Genesis conference last night. Our speaker has been Terry Mortenson and I have really enjoyed getting to know him and listening to his perspective on the age of the earth. Last December I blogged about some of my thoughts …
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