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The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.                      … Continue reading →

Too many pastors, it seems, are not big enough on pastoral visitation or counseling their church members and newcomers. Cold, ignoring, apathetic – it doesn’t cut it. Recommended book: Thomas Oden’s Pastoral Theology

My current canon… 1. The Covenanters – Wishart, Knox, Welch, Semple, Peden, etc in Scots Worthies 2. John Wesley in Supernatural Occurrences 3. William J. Seymour in Azusa Street 4. Smith Wigglesworth in Apostle of Faith 5. John Paul Jackson

I just finished listening to an audio version of Percy Livingstone Parker’s abridged version of The Journal of John Wesley. It was better than nothing: good for a general overview of Wesley’s life. But I was disappointed in many areas; … Continue reading →

Cussing In the Vineyard Church? On pages 47 and 70, we see the h-word and the d-word used in a rather nonchalant, cavalier style, when referring to different testimonies by John Wimber (after giving his life to Christ). Then the … Continue reading →