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From my Favorite Southern Baptist – Loving and Hating the World
Calling for Contextualization Part 6: Loving and Hating the World from EdStetzer.com by Ed Stetzer What do you think of when you hear the phrase “the world?” Does it elicit a positive or negative response? The Scripture has a lot … Continue reading
Mercy Church – For thinking renewalists (charismatics/pentecostals/etc.)
Shel: One of the groups that makes up Mercy Church are pentecostals who are thinkers. Not sure of any better way to say that. Many are beyond making “Tongues” the “Initial Physical Evidence” – most world Pentecostals affirm all the … Continue reading
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John Piper – Affirms the Charismatic – But “In the Closet” Only
Shel: We agree on the gifts – we don’t agree on the “keep them in the closet” only…BUT he says some churches (reformed even!) have introduced them in public worship… I like how he encourages their use in the closet … Continue reading
Clark Pinnock – More Tributes – James KA Smith
Clark Pinnock, 1950-2005 from Fors Clavigera by noreply@blogger.com (James K.A. Smith) Many of us have intellectual debts that never surface, as it were. They are not the sorts of debts that one could track in the footnotes of our work. … Continue reading
Clark Pinnock Enters Eternity – From G. Boyd’s Blog
Shel: I am in the freewill camp of things first because of good/coherent Pentecostal theology, second, because of Eastern Orthodox theology, and third because of the Evangelical wranglings of guys like Greg Boyd. The Pentecostal was influenced in part by … Continue reading
Perry Sounds Almost Anabaptist!!!
http://www.perrynoble.com/2010/08/16/a-political-thought/ A Political Thought August 16, 2010 I tweeted last week in regards to the fact that it seems to be ok in America to have a political opinion…unless you are a Christian, then ANYTHING you say in the political … Continue reading
Mercy Church did not participate last year in the 40-days of Prayer for Muslims – that was a mistake. This year we will be praying for Muslims during their holy month of Ramadan. In addition we will be doing education … Continue reading
Be Careful What You Worship on July 4 – As an Evangelical – Anabaptist I Am Compelled To Say It…
Because I’m probably the only Anabaptist-Evangelical/Renewalist pastor in town – be careful on the High Holy Days of American Civil Religion that you care for and serve your country, BUT keep your deepest allegiance is to Jesus and His Kingdom. … Continue reading
Tasks for Pentecostal Theology Ramblings Part 1
This is always on the back-burner of my mind – Pentecostal theology. Very early I figured out that the language of the reformation and enlightenment influenced protestant theology does not do justice to those wishing to develop Pentecostal theology. The … Continue reading
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Spiritual Gifts: An Implication for Unanswered Prayer
Spiritual Gifts: An Implication for Unanswered Prayer By John Piper April 7, 2010 First, let’s just remind ourselves of some truths about spiritual gifts from 1 Corinthians 12. Then we will notice a simple implication for unanswered prayer. 1. God … Continue reading
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