Author: Daniel Tomberlin

BS, MDiv, DMin. Ordained bishop in the Church of God (Cleveland, TN); pastor for 37 years; Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministries at Pentecostal Theological Seminary (Cleveland TN).
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Jesus Offers a Better Way to Do Politics

Can Political Rivals Be Friends?

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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Good News from Pentecostal Theological Seminary

Pentecostal Theological Seminary announces $1,000,000 grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc.

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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A Compromised Sexual Ethic

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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Do Not Touch the Lord’s Anointed!

When David had the opportunity to kill King Saul he refused declaring, “Far be it from me because of the LORD that I should do this thing to my lord, the LORD’S anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, since he is the LORD’S anointed” (1 Samuel 24:6). These words have been used and misused too often to suggest that Christian ministers and priests are exempt from scrutiny because of the divine anointing that rests upon them. This is a serious misuse of God’s word.

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