Pour Some Love on Me Romans 5:5 says “and hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.” In various places the Bible links together faith, hope and love. These …
Read More21 Days of the Spirit: Day 1
Metamorphosis We are beginning our 21 day journey in exploration of the Holy Spirit and I am anticipating good things. This is my first of twenty-one blogs. I have made the commitment to blog 21 days in a row to share with you some of …
Read More21 Days of the Spirit Introduction
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 …
Read MoreGod wants me to bling!
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 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 MoreDissertation Chapters 1-3
In the midst of preparing for my India trip, coaching Wesley’s tee ball team, and keeping up with my work at the church, I have been finishing the first three chapters of my dissertation…and I am finally finished!!! The long and rather academic title is …
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