Stephenson (2019, 88) maintains that there is an over-emphasis on glossolalia as the initial evidence of the baptism in the Holy Spirit, with many churches and their congregations still ...
Shortly after Peter’s confession that Jesus is both Christ and God, Jesus responded in saying “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind ...
Years ago, while experiencing a particularly tough flare-up of my rheumatoid arthritis, I remember really struggling to worship. It was a season of increased pain (physical and emotional), frustration, ...
1 John is written to a community where sound doctrine and, by implication, sound ethics were under threat. John refers to a group who has left the community of ...
Does Acts merely record the early church’s history, or does it provide a blueprint for the church today? When reflecting on this question, it is essential to consider Luke’s ...
Take a moment and imagine what it might be like to stand before God and gaze at his majesty and transcendent glory. What would it be like? I imagine ...
The Old Testament Apocrypha comprise books, fragments of books, and alternative versions that are considered deuterocanonical by some (the Greek Orthodox Church) and “useful to read” by others (Martin ...
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on that December evening in 1955, she was tired. Not tired after a day’s work; “tired of giving in.” When ...
Burnout is the enemy of sustainability. Yet, in a world where the trend seems to be one of ever-increasing speed, intentionally slowing down goes against the grain and may ...
Quite often I hear people, even Christian scholars, say “This is academic, not spiritual.” This underlines the dichotomy that these scholars and non-scholars hold between academic work and spirituality. ...
