Reflections of an Undeconstructed Pentecostal
One of the most common misunderstandings I have encountered in forty years of ministry is that at death humans are transformed into angels. We have all heard silly sentimental statements like: “Well, now Grandmama is singing in God’s angelic choir;” or “Daddy got his angel’s wings today.” No, when we die we do not become angels. So, what happens when we die?
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I am an undeconstructed Pentecostal. So, just what does that mean? Maybe we should ponder: What is deconstructed Pentecostalism? It seems to me that many Pentecostals are uncomfortable with their story. Maybe an emphasis on seeker-sensitive evangelicalism has domesticated Pentecostal spirituality. Many Pentecostals in my tribe often testified to being “saved, sanctified, and baptized in the sweet Holy Ghost.” I believe that testimony offers the seeds of a robust Pentecostal spirituality.
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An Undeconstructed Pentecostal: Reflections, Articles, & Sermons – is now available at Amazon.com.
Softcover @ $14.95 Kindle Edition @ $7.49
This book is a collection of essays, articles and sermons that I have written over the last decade (2011-2021). Includes reflections on Pentecostal spirituality, biblical and theological issues, cultural and political issues, and ministry leadership issues.
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I find it interesting that so many of my politically liberal friends and colleagues who “prophetically” denounced the toxicity of the recent GOP administration (I often agreed with them), are strangely silent about the toxicity of the present Democrat administration. It appears that both major parties have court prophets on the payroll.
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We all have heroes. My childhood hero was Captain James T. Kirk, commander of the Starship Enterprise. Captain Kirk led the crew of the Enterprise on weekly treks to “explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before!” But that’s science fiction. I have other heroes, real men and women who acted heroically in the face of great danger. Jesus Christ is the first to come to mind. But there are others: Athanasius, George Washington, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Martin Luther King, Jr. As a child, one of my favorite biblical heroes was Samson. What makes a hero?
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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