I only briefly commented on the Obama victory in a recent post but have since then been talking with friends about it, some of whom are US citizens. The US Christians I meet certainly seem to see things differently from the British Christians I speak with. I think most of the Brit Christians I know [...]
Read full post...I discovered something new from Penny the other day as she was applying her lipstick. She recounted a conversation she and her colleagues at work had had (they are all female). It seems that the new lipsticks makes the lips tingle! I asked how come, and she said it is the chemicals it contains. I [...]
Read full post...First Dutch Sheets “came out” and now Peter Wagner has added his voice to the Todd Bentley scandal.
Wagner doesn’t pull any punches in his assessment of the situation. He claims that “The Revival Alliance is dealing with Todd Bentley and the fallout from his sin that has been and continues to be exposed.” No one [...]
Dutch Sheets repents on behalf of the leadership of the charismatic body of Christ over the Todd Bently scandal.
I had observed in my previous posts that people were reporting having an encounter with God at the Todd Bentley meetings in Lakeland, Florida. See ‘Toronto, Pensacola, Lakeland..’ ; ‘Chasing Intimacy in Florida’ and ‘Disappointment in Lakeland, Florida’.
Some people [...]
I have been a Christian long enough to remember when Christian gatherings or “rallies” were common, and I have been around long enough to see them go out of fashion. These rallies seemed to be great times of affirmation. Valuable for those who felt alone and out of step with many around them in their [...]
Read full post...Which is the tail and which is the dog? Since when did the tail wag the dog!?
The Global Anglican Future Conference in Jerusalem has just taken place. GAFCON has brought together 1,200 delegates from 29 countries, from all continents. They represent many millions of Anglican Christians.
It is not for me to get involved in the [...]
I have a theory!
The Pentecostal/Charismatic wing of the church seems particularly prone to the craze of travelling to experience the next experience or the new unique blessing.
How is it that among those who are gullible and easily impressed, there are the intelligent, trustworthy and thoughtful who also report an authentic encounter with God in some [...]
