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“Although trying to cool their ardor for congregational tongues-speaking, Paul does not disparage the gift itself; rather, he seeks to put it in its rightful place. Positively, he says three things about speaking in tongues, which are best understood in light of the further discussion on prayer and praise in vv. 13-17: (1) Such a [...]

[This is a continuation of our thoughts on "revival" - See the previous posts here and here. We are simply exploring what some people consider revival to entail. This does not mean that we necessarily hold to these perspectives. We'd love to hear your thoughts too.] Now this type of revival is really popular with [...]

Here’s a humorous look at church that makes me ask the question: How much of our Christianity is real and how much of it is just a show? “Sunday’s Coming” Movie Trailer from North Point Media on Vimeo.

[This is a continuation of our thoughts on "revival" - See the previous post here. We are simply exploring what some people consider revival to entail. This does not mean that we necessarily hold to these perspectives. We'd love to hear your thoughts too.] There are a lot of really good Evangelicals that love the [...]

Revival, as a subject, will produce a wide variety of opinions. Some Christians believe that the only thing that the world needs is revival. Others believe that revival is the same as revivalism and that Christians should avoid that which produces emotionalism. Still others suggest that since the word “revival” does not appear in the [...]

Michael Patton, who is neither a Charismatic nor a traditional Cessationist, has written an interesting piece at Reclaiming the Mind – “If there are Modern Day Prophets, then the Canon is Still Open,” which is part of his “stupid statements” series. Patton more or less points out that a statement like that misunderstands both the [...]

The Gospel of John is full of penetratingly insightful material to help us form a robust and exciting Pneumatology! I’m surprised so many Christian pastors and scholars overlook how deeply John writes about the work of the Spirit. In fact, the past 20 years of Johannine scholarship has provided some remarkable insight into John’s understanding [...]

There is a lot of discussion on the subject of revival within the Church. Depending upon your tradition, your perspective on what revival is and what it produces will be different. I have heard revival expressed in various ways throughout my life. Some suggest that revival will produce really good worship music. Others suggest that [...]

I have a confession to make. I’m a Continuationist, which means that I do not believe any of the “supernatural” spiritual gifts have ceased, but that’s not my confession. My confession is that while I’m “charismatic,” I find a great deal of Charismatic and Pentecostal practices to be a bit troubling. The practices that are frustrating [...]

In 1984 I entered into kindergarten. In my recollection, I was kind of a shy kid when it came to being away from my parents. My mom probably thinks I was a terror handful, but I remember feeling very insecure as a young child. I’m not really sure why though. Anyway, I enter kindergarten and [...]

“The trouble is that, nowadays, there are so many who receive the testimony of God only so far as they can satisfactorily account for all the reasons and grounds of His conduct, which means they will accept nothing but that which can be measured in the petty scales of their own limited capacities.” – A.W. [...]

As some of you are well aware of, it has become extremely fashionable to be “missional” in your approach to life. While I celebrate the challenge that this brings to the lives of many who have been less than mission-minded, I’m also a bit frustrated by how marketable this has become. In other words, you [...]

[Editor's note: I'm reposting this in order to stimulate further conversation, especially in light of how important this subject is] Several months ago we spent time working through 1 Corinthians 12-14. Within this “Early Church Worship Guide,” we clearly find the apostle Paul writing, “So, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking [...]