Tag Archives: Spiritual gifts

Why Would “Spirit-Filled” Leaders Crash?

Within the evangelical world there have been numerous leaders or pastors crashing due to sexual, spiritual, financial, or emotional abuse of others, often members of their own church or ministry. While the issue of sexual abuse in the evangelical world … Continue reading

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Happy Unbirthday

Pentecost is often called “the birthday of the church,” which implies that the church did not exist before Pentecost, except in, perhaps, nascent form. The phenomena associated with Pentecost are then said to be characteristic of the church. And often … Continue reading

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