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Rewards and Pitfalls in Pentecostal Academics and Anti-Intellectualism

I’ve attended Society of Pentecostal Studies meetings for about 20 years. My Christian journey has benefited from academic pursuit. I’m a curious soul, always asking questions. As a young man, my curiosity led to being labeled rebellious or liberal. As an older man, my curiosity is often labeled as being bitter or angry. (I must confess that I’ve always been something of a protester and cynic). I’ve never understood why people are frightened by curiosity. 

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A Dialogue about being Baptized in the Holy Spirit

I recently engaged in a dialogue about baptism in the Holy Spirit via social media with a friend who is a minister in a mainline denomination. I thought it might be good to share (with minor editing).

Friend: I want to begin a longer conversation with you – so I am starting it here and will come back to it from time to time. I don’t expect instant responses to my questions. I want to talk to you about the gift of tongues. My understanding of scripture is that tongues are not a gift that all people might be expected to receive and I know you believe differently. So, I want to know . . . your testimony of be “baptized in the Spirit” and, I would assume, speaking in an unknown tongue for the first time.

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