So deathscrolling through the news and I saw that another famous pastor had been outed with regard to sexual misconduct. I was vaguely familiar with him... but apparently his is a pretty big name in certain circles. That same article then linked to a Charisma magazine article about a number of recent pastors who have …
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A Question of Contextualization
"After a significant pastoral ministry in an urban setting in the United States, a former student of mine returned to his home country of India to minister. When visiting him, I asked, 'What is the most significant obstacle you face?' He paused and then said, 'The biggest I've seen recently has been working to overcome …
Ambivalent Reflections on Miracles in Missions
Previously, I had done a post on "Ambivalent Reflections on Spiritual Warfare." Although I am ambivalent on Spiritual Warfare, I tend to view it negatively as it relates to missions (because of its generally negative tone, and the tendency to be built on a syncretized animism). However, I have a more positive view of the …
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Ambivalent Reflections on Spiritual Warfare
I often find myself on the side of downplaying "spiritual warfare" and "power encounter." I see myself doing this not so much because I see these as purposeless. I have seen missionaries working in particularly difficult places coming down with horrible maladies. I am not sure I can simply chalk that up to stress and …
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