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PNEUMA 39 (2017) 318–341 The Prosperity Gospel and the Spirit of Consumerism According to Joel Osteen Peter Mundey* University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,…
Jeremiah 9:24 but let him who boasts boast in this, that he
understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast
love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I
delight, declares the LORD.”
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Janet Craswell and Angela Pupino of National United Methodist Church say ministries with children and youth were severely impacted by the pandemic and are still rebuilding in most churches. They say a truly intergenerational church must embrace the voices and concerns of younger people and acknowledge the unique cultural realities that shape the lives. There […]
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Is your leadership so preoccupied with strategies and actions that you’ve lost sight of the ultimate why? In this interview, Elaine Robinson shares why love must be the foundation of all Christian leadership. Ann Michel: Your book, Leading with Love: Spiritual Disciplines for Practical Leadership, is grounded in the simple premise that the fundamental principle […]
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I’ve had the privilege of learning from Christian leaders—clergy and laity alike—for almost 50 years. As a seminary professor who teaches courses in leadership, I pay attention when I see leaders who seem uniquely gifted. I offer this list of characteristics today (1) to push myself to evaluate my own life and (2) to challenge…
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There are a ton of commandments in the Bible, but when Jesus launched his new movement, he boiled God’s expectations down to one – love.
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With the aging of the Boomer generation, pastors are retiring every day. I hear from a pastor almost every week who has recently retired or is considering retirement. Over the past few years, our conversations have become somewhat predictable and consistent. The questions these pastors have typically revolve around three issues: how do I prepare…
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Pneuma 33 (2011) 254-270 Constructing Gender: Old Wine in New Media(skins) Darnell L. Moore Visiting Scholar, Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality,…
“Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: LET THEM BE TURNED BACK and brought to confusion that devise…
Acts 8:38-40 reads:
38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and …