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The Physicality of Worship
In C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters, the demon Screwtape’s letters to his nephew on how best to draw a human away from God often focus on the physical nature of humanity. When speaking on the topic...
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Assemblies of God and Denominations: How They Might (Still) Matter
Statistician Ryan Burge recently authored a piece on healthy statistical trends in the Assemblies of God (AG), probably the only large denomination in the United States that is showing long-term...
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A Methodist ‘Croaker’ Surveys the State of the Christian Faith
How is it going these days for Christian faith, both in America and in the world? In the first of a series of articles, I share personal experiences that grow out of my 69 years as a Methodist pastor....
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Scandal and Glory
The Foursquare Gospel denomination is a global fast growing Pentecostal church with nearly 9 million members. Its founder was one of America’s most charismatic, flamboyant, successful, and scandalous...
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Jimmy Swaggart & Brash USA Christianity
Pentecostal evangelist Jimmy Swaggart who just died age 90 is not recognizable to persons under age 50. But he was a leading televangelist of the 1980s at the peak of televangelism’s power. His global...
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Christian Zionism, Antisemitism & Christian Realism
The recent religious debate between Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson over Israel reveals wider currents in American Christian opinion. Carlson has become less friendly if not hostile to Israel. Cruz...
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Hal Lindsey’s “The Late Great Planet Earth”
The Late Great Planet Earth’s author, Hal Lindsey, who just died, was one of the most influential Christian writers of the last 60 years. His 1970 book popularized End Times Dispensationalism, tying...
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Mere Methodism, Catholic Methodism: The Integration of Holiness and Love
The Mere Methodism Conference brought together world-class scholars and church leaders from across the Wesleyan world to explore the riches of our heritage, diving into the insights and contributions...
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Please, Sorry, Thanks
On May 31, The Institute on Religion and Democracy was pleased to host Mark Batterson, the pastor of National Community Church in Washington, DC, who discussed his recently released book, Please,...
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Asbury Revival Spreads Among Gen Z ‘Hungry for It’
As public worship at Asbury University concludes following two weeks of unplanned, student-led worship, other colleges and universities report that the phenomenon has reached their campuses, including...
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Post-Denominational America
American denominationalism is fading. Non-denominationals are now the largest non-Catholic religious group in America. Nearly all denominations are declining. Liberal ones are declining faster than...
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LGBT-Affirming Former Assemblies of God Church Exits Campus Months Later
Less than a year after an Assemblies of God (AG) church embraced “full affirmation” of same-sex relationships and subsequently separated from the denomination, it has also separated from its church...
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St. Symeon the New Theologian and the Two Poles of the Church’s Life
He was called an “enthusiast,” and he was opposed by powerful members of the hierarchy of the Church, but he is not John Wesley. He taught that Christians may experience a “baptism of the Holy...
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“Church, it’s gonna be worth it” says Pastor of LGBT-Affirming “Journey”
Biblical teaching on sexuality “is not a matter of salvation” according to a former Assemblies of God (AoG) pastor who led his congregation out of the 1.8 million member Pentecostal denomination in...
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Paula White’s Controversies
As I’m a traditional Mainline Protestant, evangelist Paula White seems to me kind of crazy and probably semi-heretical. She gets lots of attention because she’s a prominent Trump supporter. But her...
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Texas Church Embraces LGBTQ, Exits Assemblies of God
A Texas church has made news as the first Assemblies of God (AoG) congregation to announce that it is “fully LGBTQ affirming without an asterisk.” Lead Pastor Dan Matlock of Eikon Church in Kyle, Texas...
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Controversial Former Pentecostal Minister Embraces Transgender Identity
A former Assemblies of God minister has announced his transition to a female identity. Paul Alexander previously served as president of the Society for Pentecostal Studies (SPS), an academic group...
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An Interview with Oral Roberts University President Billy Wilson: Discipling...
At the 2018 National Religious Broadcasters Convention, I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. William “Billy” Wilson, the president of Oral Roberts University (ORU) located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Billy...
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Thank God for the Charismatics
[Editor’s note: The original version of this blog post was published on Patheos.com. Click here to read it.] “This is why I’m a Baptist now,” I whispered to my husband. Mother’s Day Sunday at my...
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Sex Dispute Has Pentecostal Society Scrambling
The Society for Pentecostal Studies (SPS) is scrambling to make alternative arrangements after the host institution for its annual meeting withdrew just weeks before the gathering is to occur. Urshan...
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