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Originally from here. Church planters are a RARE breed…no one in their right mind would EVER choose to do it…it MUST be a calling.  AND…no one WANTS their church plant to fail…yet here are seven reasons I’ve seen that some … Continue reading →

Because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of My mouth.  –Jesus in Revelation 3:16 Originally from here. 1. Lukewarm people attend church fairly regularly. It is what is expected of them, … Continue reading →

Originally from here. The basis of all sin of whatever kind is pride. This was what inspired the disobedience of Adam and Eve, and it is always with us. One very common form it takes is the pride of privilege. … Continue reading →

What models or examples are there in the Christian corpus of clergymen or pastors who were on fire for God, preached holiness and righteousness hard-core with passion and zeal, and were evangelistically driven? Even as street preachers? Very few that … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Facebook: July 30, 2011 Lately, I’ve been musing about a topic that really drives me crazy. It pertains to movies, television shows, radio ads, internet advertisements, books, as well as all forms of media not mentioned here … Continue reading →

Bickle, Mike. Contemplative Prayer: The Journey into Fullness. 4 CD set. Kansas City, MO: International House of Prayer Missions Base, 2001. Dubay, Thomas. Fire Within. San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 1989. Chapter 5. Bases everything on the mystical theology of … Continue reading →

You may have seen in Christian bookstores Hannah Whitall Smith’s The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life. I read it once; the book teaches “let go and let God”:–don’t strive against sin, just receive the Holy Spirit’s moral perfection, and … Continue reading →

Hey S—, I’m always on a theological journey; but I’m more or less fixed as a Wesleyan-Arminian when it comes to soteriology. I reject Wesley’s doctrine of Christian perfection as cleansing from original sin, but I have recently come to … Continue reading →

At this point in my relationship with God, my favorite charismatic theologians are Drs. Wayne Grudem and Sam Storms; its possible Max Turner and Doug Banister will be included soon. My reasons: (1) Reformed theology. (2) Charismatic gifts. (3) Biblical, … Continue reading →

The following is a list of bona fide Christian prophets, and groups associated with them, who embraced charismatic gifts down through the history of the church. d. 356 – St. Antony / The Desert Fathers d. 460 – St. Patrick … Continue reading →