Author Archives: Speakfaithfully
What is Pihop?
[So anyone reading my blog or my Facebook recently will see a dramatic increase in reference to something known as “Pihop.” I have even turned it into a verb and talked about “Pihopping” or “going to Pihop it up.” In … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Personal Commentary
Tagged contemplative worship, encouragement, Holy Spirit, house of prayer, ihop, Pihop, prayer, refreshment, restoration, spiritual experience, worship, www.pihop.com
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The Great Emergence: How I see Christianity changing in the next hundred years and why…
[Three speakers at Fuller discussed how Christianity is changing and why. Using some of their statements and thoughts as a springboard I want to share my own beliefs on this issue] Jumping ship… Phyllis Tickle, to whom I will refer … Continue reading
The Great Emergence: Why I ain’t afraid of no (Holy) Ghost.
[In my last post I suggested that a recent dialogue at Fuller raised two issues for me. First, the interplay between being a responsible but engaging and provocative communicator and the fear of the Holy Spirit I see in the … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Why do we believe...
Tagged Charismatic, Christianity, civil religion, fear, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, ignorance, Pentecostalism, suspicion, Tony Jones, Trinity
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The Great Emergence: Tony Jones and Provocative (but Responsible) Dialogue
Recently Fuller Seminary hosted a talk on “Emergence Spirituality.” Put succinctly, Christianity is going through a major identity crisis that tends to happen every five hundred years or so. In the West, Conservative Evangelicalism, a Protestant brand of Christianity that … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Commentary, Why do we believe...
Tagged Christian identity crisis, Christianity, colonialism, communication, conservative evangelicalism, emergent churches, emerging churches, Pentecostalism, provocative, racism, responsible dialogue, the global south, the Great Emergence, theological colonialism, Tony Jones
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About the shooting last night…
[Before I begin: Because this happened literally last night, I did not publish this post until I had talked to my two friends most directly involved to make sure it was okay to talk about it so soon.] Last night … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged Christian life, Christianity, cities, downward mobility, incarnational ministry, ministry, Ray Bakke, risk, shooting, urban, urban areas, urban life
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To know the power and love of God. (Part 2)
After these powerful experiences in inner healing prayer the dust began to settle and I came to some conclusions about my faith and a way forward. I want to address some of these in really no particular order. My questions … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Recovery Journal
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To know the power and love of God. (Part 1)
For the first time in months, I have cautiously become hopeful about life. In this post I share about what happened in the last three months of my life to make this happen and how my paradigm of life and … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Recovery Journal
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Why do we believe…such wonky things about Satan (part 3)
I have called into question the traditional understanding of Satan. Many widely held beliefs have absolutely either have no basis in scripture or at best not explicitly laid out. I have suggested the description of Satan in scripture actually changed … Continue reading
Why do we believe…such wonky things about Satan? (Part 2)
In this post I suggest the traditional understanding of Satan is wrong and not in the Bible. I discuss how the Bible actually describes Satan and how one can see this description actually changes over time. Traditionally, Satan/The Devil is … Continue reading
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Prophetic words from Pihop
[The Well is a prophetic prayer ministry of Pihop. I have gone for the last month and received prayer. Each time they record your session and email it to you. This experience has been very impactful for me and I wanted to share … Continue reading →