¿Cómo Say What?

This is a follow-up post. What I’m hearing from the headquarters of the Assemblies of God is this: we cannot associate with group, institutions, or persons that/who have views which are “clearly contradictory to the moral teachings of Scripture.” The issues highlighted are often gay marriage or abortion. There’s a clear and deliberate connection between [...]

Folks, it’s no secret that I tend to skew progressive. I mean, shoot, I’m a part of a podcast which bills itself as “A progressive pentecostal perspective on politics, religion…” But let there be no doubt: I was vastly different as a teenager. So I can understand and relate to a conservative mindset. Really. I [...]

Episode 3: “Brouhaha in Minneapolis.” Erica, Dallas, and Sam with special guest Jon Heifner go on a road trip to the annual meeting for the Society for Pentecostal Studies. They run into a little trouble on the way and stir up a little controversy of their own. At the heart of this episode is the [...]

For a little context, you should listen to Episode 3 of The Presumptive Podcast (to be released tomorrow). Until then, I provide a major critique of my denomination. I remember sermons, or at least pieces of sermons, which included the phrase “people of like, precious faith.” The idea was that our faith is similar (like) [...]