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First Dutch Sheets now Peter Wagner

Aug 28th, 2008 by graham | 2

First Dutch Sheets “came out” and now Peter Wagner has added his voice to the call 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 […]

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Embarrassment in Lakeland. Dutch Sheets Repents

Aug 28th, 2008 by graham | 0

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 […]

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Chasing Intimacy in Florida

Jul 2nd, 2008 by graham | 0

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 […]

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York v Global Anglican Future Conference

Jun 30th, 2008 by graham | 2

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 […]

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Toronto, Pensacola, Lakeland..

Jun 13th, 2008 by graham | 2

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 […]

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Using Strength

Jun 6th, 2008 by graham | 0

“Strength is not doing what can be done because I am strong. Strength is when I do not do what I can do, because I know it is wrong.”
Heard at the Elim conference in a sermon by John Glass, 6/6/08, General Superintendant of the Elim churches.

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Sy Rogers at Conference

Jun 4th, 2008 by graham | 0

I am at my annual Elim conference and have been listening to an interesting speaker call Sy Rogers (www.syrogers.com). Sy has been telling us of his many years in the gay community, the last minute cancellation of his gender realignment surgery and his encounters with the risen Jesus.
It has been fascinating to hear of […]

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