Reflections of an Undeconstructed Pentecostal
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I don’t wish to be dogmatic. Nor do I embrace traditionalism for its own sake. But, I do believe there are legitimate reasons for churches to offer Sunday evening services. Sunday is the primary day of worship for Christians – it is the Lord’s Day. Churches should offer multiple opportunites for believers to worship, pray, fellowship, and receive instruction in the Word.
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What is truth? Is there truth? Or, are there many truths? Postmodernism asserts that there is no single truth that should command the attention of humanity. Instead, humanity consists of various tribes, each with its on tribal story, and each story is an equally valid truth. But then again, maybe not. If one’s tribe has been oppressed, its story is given priority.
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David and Jonathan were natural rivals – they should have been enemies. They both aspired to be king and Jonathan was the legal heir to the throne. Instead, they were like brothers. They loved each other with a self-giving, self-sacrificing love. We are told that Jonathan loved David “as himself” and stripped himself of his princely robes, armor, and weapons and gave them to David. Essentially, Jonathan was surrendering his claim to the throne of Israel in favor of David.
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The Pentecostal Theological Seminary has received a grant of $1,000,000 to help establish PTS Thrive. It is part of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Thriving in Ministry, an initiative that supports a variety of religious organizations across the nation as they create or strengthen programs that help pastors build relationships with experienced clergy who can serve as mentors and guide them through key leadership challenges in congregational ministry.
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I am currently team-teaching a leadership class with Dr. Lamar Vest, former presiding bishop of the Church of God (Cleveland, TN). In a recent assignment, Dr. Vest asked our students to prepare a brief presentation about their core values. Everyone leads (or misleads) from their core values. I decided to participate in the assignment.
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In recent years we have been overwhelmed with a flood of sexual immorality in the church. The Roman Catholic Church has a long standing crisis with homosexual priests (see here, here, and here). Mainline Protestants have virtually surrendered the concept of a Christian sexual morality. Evangelical, Pentecostal and Charismatic churches struggle as well. Even as conservative churches half-heartedly promote a traditional sexual ethic it is being compromised from pulpit to pew.
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