It is sometimes helpful to remember, when trying to get perspective on the exhausting, high-octane politics of the United States, that it is a very …America is showing its age
Liturgy, Pentecost, Wesley and the Book of Common Prayer, Part I: What is a Liturgy?
First in a series of classes on the topic of liturgical worship (corporate) or individual prayer in a Pentecostal context, which in turn comes out of a Wesleyan-Holiness background. This is the first part, discussing the question "What is a Liturgy." Some of the history of liturgical worship is discussed, along with the basic structure …
Liturgy, Pentecost, Wesley and the Book of Common Prayer
It's almost hard for me to believe, but this Wednesday night I'm starting a brief (three week) series on this topic at my church, the North Cleveland Church of God. Here is the announcement on Sunday, live by our own Coleman Smart: https://www.youtube.com/live/fM9UY8sXZ9o?feature=share&t=360 My plan, Lord willing, is to put this on my YouTube channel …
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Oskar Jeske: German Pentecostal Pioneer in Poland and Survivor of Soviet Prison Camps — Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center
PHOTO: Oskar Jeske (center) with wife, Anna, and Polish workers. This Week in AG History — February 24, 1974 By Ruthie Edgerly ObergOriginally published on AG News, 23 February 2023 Oskar Jeske (1902-1989) was a Pentecostal minister born in Poland to German parents. His life intersected with much of the tumultuous history of Eastern Europe […] …
The Jesus Revolution: The Era No One Wants to Remember Has a Movie
Today we see released the movie Jesus Revolution. In one sense it's about time; so many of us were impacted by it, you'd think it would be more celebrated than it is. And yet, having spent time bringing back the era on this blog and in more recent years on my YouTube channel, I get …
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My Impressions of the Lee University Revival
My last post Lee University’s Statement About the “Revival” On Its Campus has garnered a good deal of interest. Since that gathering is "just around the corner" and my situation in the Church of God and Lee is strong, last evening my wife and I ascended up to the chapel on campus and experienced what is …
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Lee University’s Statement About the “Revival” On Its Campus
Following is a statement sent to Lee University's friends about what's going on at the Chapel from its President, Dr. Mark Walker. I put "revival" in quotes because the administration hasn't definitely characterised it as such. It is reproduced without change. Hello Lee Family, You may have heard that Lee University is having revival. I …
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Britain’s crisis of unbelief – New Statesman — Ɗϱϲάϝ ʗάեհṏɭΐϲ’s Commonplace Book
Clip source: Britain’s crisis of unbelief - New Statesman Britain’s crisis of unbeliefIn a nation that binds spiritual and temporal power, will the end of the old metaphysical order threaten the state itself? By Madoc CairnsPhoto by Robert Greshoff / millennium images, uk In the autumn of 1969, during the darkest days of the conflict… Britain’s …
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Why Anyone Thought the Church of England Would Go Another Way is a Mystery
They didn't: Church of England priests will be permitted to bless the civil marriages of same-sex couples in a profound shift in the church's stance on homosexuality after a historic vote by its governing body. The first blessings for gay couples could happen this summer. Individual churches will be encouraged to state clearly whether they …
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Canon Law and the Ecclesiastical Leviathan — The North American Anglican
In his classic 1987 book Crisis and Leviathan, economic historian Robert Higgs convincingly argued that the vast growth in the size and scope of the American government over the course of the twentieth century was due primarily to government actions taken in response to national emergencies. Higgs identifies critical events such as the Great Depression,… Canon …
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