“I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” Matthew 3:11,12 “Did our hearts not burn within us while he talked to us…
On October 10, 2022, a statement was posted online titled the NAR and Christian Nationalism statement. This statement was co-drafted by Dr. Michael Brown and the leader of USCAL, Joseph Mattera, addressing both issues and seeming to hitch the wagons of each one to another. As of today, 307 individuals have signed this five-page document in agreement of its affirmations and rejections pertaining to both subjects. Included in the initial signatures are well known leaders in the Charismatic movement such…
This past week, I came across two distinct topics impacting me and leaving me feeling angry, grieved, thankful, and joyful. I know. That is an array of emotions to have, seemingly contradicting one another. It all began when I was sent a video containing a teaching about the name of the LORD. Now, you would think this would be a straightforward teaching with understanding about the Hebrew name (Yahweh) for LORD and how there are correlations in the New Testament…
If you had told me a few years ago that Scripture taken out of context would cause me to begin questioning teaching I had sat under for nearly two decades, I would have likely dismissed the claim. After all, this was not an isolated incident. It is unpleasant to confess that I also took Scripture out of context during those years, from offering messages and blog posts to even being permitted to minister from pulpits on Sunday mornings. The error…