General Articles
The Sharp Edge of the Word
There are moments in preaching when the Word of God feels confrontational. It presses. It exposes. It unsettles. Hebrews 4:12 indicates the nature of God’s word as being “quick, powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of...
Nothing Wavering: Dealing with Internal Instability
In the general epistle of James, we are told to “ask in faith, nothing wavering…For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed…a double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.” The picture James vividly illustrates is not of a...
Unity in the Local Church
As Oneness Pentecostals, we recognize that our understanding of oneness extends beyond the nature of God; it encompasses the intended nature of the church, which Scripture calls the Body of Christ. “In one Spirit,” Paul wrote to the Corinthians, “we were all...
Reproductive Intentionality
Spiritual maturity does not equate to perfection; it is best defined by intentionality. Spiritual maturity intentionally leans outward, investing in the formation of others; not preoccupied with self. Zoom in on this understanding, and it becomes the difference...
Deconstruction and the Usual Suspects
Deconstruction does not always arrive with a manifesto, a platform, or a branded online community complete with vision statements and hashtags. More often, it appears quietly; on a single Facebook page, in a steady stream of posts orbiting a handful of...
Discerning Spiritual Stagecraft
It's a classic case of stagecraft — a sleight of hand for the personality. I speak of chaos that masquerades as order—the learned ability to pass effortlessly from darkness to light; gossip to glory; division to the divine. Out of the same mouth both blessings and...