St. Patrick, an ex-slave & subversive missionary church planter
The mention of St. Patrick, for most people, conjures images of all things green, from rivers to donuts to shamrocks, and everything between. St. Patrick’s Day parades and parties in…
The mention of St. Patrick, for most people, conjures images of all things green, from rivers to donuts to shamrocks, and everything between. St. Patrick’s Day parades and parties in…
Acts 4:12, Mark 16:15, Titus 1:9, Acts 2:38, 1 Timothy 4:6 Summary: The church was established by the Lord Jesus Christ to proclaim the message of salvation to a lost and dying world. We need to remember that and repent of proclaiming anything else. Ignorance is not listed as a gift of the Spirit. It […]
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The etymology of church cannot be traced to the Greek word, ekklesia. Christians persist on using a unscriptural word to justify their religious tradition of associating people to a physical structure. We all know this… why do we allow it?…
302 Book Reviews Frank D. Macchia,The Spirit-Baptized Church: Dogmatic Inquiry, T&T Clark System- atic Pentecostal and Charismatic Theology (London,UK: T&T Clark, 2020). 223 pp….
Michael L. Brown, The Political Seduction of the Church: How Millions of American Christians Have Confused Politics with the Gospel (Vide, 2022), ISBN 9781954618497 The last several years have seen a plethora of books published concerning the church and political involvement. While I haven’t done a detailed study of the number of books published annually […]
In a companion article, the prosperity gospel was cited as the cause of multiplied millions turning back toward the world, just like Lot’s Wife turned back toward her former home. [1] As noted by Jesus, Lot’s wife lost her life by turning back toward Sodom because she wished to ‘save her life’ there (Luke 17:32-33). […]
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Our wedding day was on a spring morning, one that I will never forget. While waiting for the wedding march to begin, I happened to look out the church foyer window to see my soon-to-be husband rushing around outside in his white tux with his 90s-style tailcoats flailing behind him, frantically looking for something! Next […]
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Do you happen to know the year and reason why the Methodist church stopped speaking in tongues? Researching and thank you in advance for…
by Mark A. Becker Introduction Lately I’ve been hearing many in the church insist the Olivet Discourse – found in Matthew 24:1-51, Mark 13:1-37, and Luke 21:7-36 –…
Pneuma 26,2 f3_216-241III 2/27/06 11:55 AM Page 216 Pentecostal Theology, Volume 26, No. 2, Fall 2004 Pentecostalism and the African Diaspora: An Examination of…
Pneuma 41 (2019) 501–502 Ecumenical Reflections ∵ Theological Reflections on “‘Do Not Quench the Spirit’: The Life and Mission of the Church” A Brief…
Pneuma 26,2 f9_346-354I 2/27/06 11:58 AM Page 346 Pentecostal Theology, Volume 26, No. 2, Fall 2004 S SP Response Pentecostal Seminaries are Essential to…