Summer 2015: Other Significant Articles

Wes Granberg-Michaelson, “Pentecostalism in a Postmodern Culture” Sojourners (May 26, 2015).

William De Arteaga writes: “This is a very positive take on Pentecostalism from a left-leaning Christian magazine which normally disdains home-grown American Pentecostals.”

J. Lee Grady, “Don’t Quench the Spirit in the Next Move of God” Charisma (May 28, 2015).

Josh Rice, “Pentecostal Babel” Jewish Centaur (May 26, 2015).

Reflections on speaking in tongues and preaching for Pentecost Sunday. Thanks to Tony Richie for recommending the article. Philip and Carol Zaleski, “Oxford’s Influential Inklings” The Chronicle Review (May 8, 2015).

Cletus L. Hull, III, “My Church is a Mental Hospital” Healing Line (Summer 2015).

Deborah Joy Allan, “Rhetoric and Response: Current thoughts on depression and the church”

Pentecostal researcher Joy Allan discusses: How do we as a church respond to depression?

John Edmiston, “Digital Discipleship” [links to YouTube]

Roger Olson, “Is the ‘New Apostolic Reformation Movement’ a Cult?” Patheos (June 25, 2015).

Darren Wilson, “What I Learned From My Cessationist Church” Behind the Lens (May 18, 2015).

Preston Sprinkle, “4 Ways the Modern Church Looks Nothing Like the Early Church: There have been a few changes in the past two thousand years” Relevant (January 15, 2015).

Peter Althouse, “Prayer and the Christian” Ecclesiam (April 13, 2015).

In this blog from Southeastern’s College of Christian Ministries and Religion, PneumaReview.com writer Professor Peter Althouse writes: “When I was young my brother and I would head to my grandparents for weeklong visits. One of the things that I remember most vividly was that around bedtime my grandparents could be heard praying loudly from their bedroom. I also witnessed the kind of prayers typical in small Pentecostal churches, of people up at the front of the church at the end of the service, pacing, kneeling, standing with hands raised, striving in prayer. I did not really understand prayer back then, but my grandparents and members of my church modeled different forms of prayer that I came to see as Pentecostal. …”

Thanks to Michael Wilkinson for suggesting the link.

Michael Brown, “The Terrible Failure of the Secular Gospel” In the Line of Fire (April 20, 2015).

Michael Brown writes: “Almost 20 years ago, the journal First Things published an article by a famous German theologian named Wolfhart Pannenberg titled ‘How to Think About Secularism.’ In the article, Pannenberg outlined the nature of secularism and how it threatened the church, also explaining how the church should not respond to the challenge.”

Mark Woods, “Five pastoral errors that can kill a ministry” Christian Today (July 9, 2015).

Rick Wadholm Jr. writes, “Some great advice for pastors and pastors in training.” “When God and Science Meet: Surprising Discoveries of Agreement” National Association of Evangelicals

William De Arteaga writes: “This is a great resource for pastors and lay folks alike. It is a free booklet.”

Wyatt Fisher and Michelle Graham, “Unforgiveness: 5 Ways to Reverse It Today” ChristianCrush.com

“Have you ever seen someone try to help an injured animal? It can be a nerve-wracking experience. It’s a well-known fact that hurt animals – even the most domesticated ones – can’t be trusted. They might bite, scratch, or kick the very person trying to help out. We humans can be just like those animals; when we’re in pain, we’re more likely to hurt people around us. That’s why unforgiveness is so dangerous.

“Without forgiveness, we can never achieve true intimacy. …”

Stephen Phifer, “Pentecost Sunday Worship and the Day of Pentecost” Creator Magazine (April 23, 2015).

Monte Lee Rice pointed out this quote: “Pentecost is repeatable.”

“Gordon Anderson on Eschatology” Rick Wadholm Jr. (July 26, 2015).

Rick Wadholm Jr. writes: “I have just uploaded an hour long teaching from Dr. Gordon Anderson (president of North Central University) on Pentecostal eschatology that is well worth listening to for his survey and critique of dispensationalism and his instruction toward how eschatology ought to be preached in our Pentecostal churches.”

Craig Keener, “Are Miracles Possible?: The Ubiquity of the Miraculous” Slate (July 13, 2015).

Sarah Bessey, “My Weird Childhood Faith Isn’t So Weird Anymore: Witnessing Christianity’s shift over the charismatic church” Her·meneutics (August 6, 2015).

Paul Copan, “Making Sense of Old Testament Violence: How to understand a good (not safe) God” Vital (August 3, 2015).

“The Historical Adam Symposium” Books & Culture (June-July 2015).

“Books & Culture hosted a symposium on the historical Adam, which Karl Giberson and I organized. There were eight participants, representing a range of views: Peter Enns, Karl Giberson, Denis Lamoureux, Hans Madueme, Harry “Hal” Lee Poe, John Schneider, William VanDoodewaard, and John Walton. After the first round, each participant had an opportunity to respond. Postings were in alphabetical order. Following the second round, I posted a wrap-up, and the symposium concluded. —John Wilson”

“Saving the Original Sinner: A conversation with Karl Giberson”

Round One

Peter Enns, “Once More, with Feeling.”

Denis O. Lamoureux, “Adam, Where Art Thou?”

Hans Madueme, “Death of God by Poison.”

Harry “Hal” Lee Poe, “A Case Study in Confusion.”

John Schneider, “The Self-Defeating Evangelical Fight for Falsehood.”

William VanDoodewaard, “The First Man and Woman.”

John H. Walton, “View of Adam and Eve.”

Round Two

Peter Enns: “Ignoring the Problem Won’t Make It Go Away.”

Karl Giberson, “On Heroic Efforts to Save the Historical Adam.”

Denis O. Lamoureaux, “Comments on Roundtable.”

Hans Madueme, “Demythologizing Adam: Case Unproven.”

Harry “Hal” Lee Poe, “Musings on Our Speculations.”

John Schneider, “The Tragic Artistry of God.”

William VanDoodewaard, “No Adam, No Original Sin, No Christ.”

John H. Walton, “Reading Carefully, with Charity.”

Wrap-up: John Wilson, “Adam’s Ancestors.”

John Bevere, “What You Don’t Know About Grace: Do you want to pursue holiness? Believe in the power of grace” Vital (Aug 12, 2015).

“Holiness is not about earning our salvation. It’s about intimacy.”

Roger E. Olson, “Over Reactions and the Search for Balance” Patheos (Aug 17, 2015).

“[P]eople who attempt to point out blind spots in a movement’s ethos get vilified or marginalized because the whole movement depends on its over reaction–to garner attention and followers.”