Author Archives: Rick Wadholm

Tooting Our Horns

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

As I’ve been preparing for my message for Sunday morning, I have been meditating on Matthew 6:1-18.  This passage speaks to certain testimonies of righteous living: giving, praying, and fasting. It is notable that each of these are introduced by … Continue reading →

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Enjoying Worship

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

This evening as I was preparing for my Bible Study group, when I happened upon a quote by G. H. Mallone (Furnace of Renewal: A Vision for the Church, Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1981, pp.51-52) concerning the oft heard question, “Did … Continue reading →

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Pastoring Your Spouse

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

It is always a difficult thing to be your family’s only pastor. As if it weren’t difficult enough in relation to your children, you also are given the care of your spouse. In this regard, my wife is gone for … Continue reading →

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The Discipline of Prayer Retreat

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

Jesus took his disciples away from the crowds to be alone with them…in prayer and fellowship…and he also went alone to be with His Father. (Luke 9:28; Matthew 14:23) This week I traveled to a neighboring town to spend a … Continue reading →

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Resurrection of a Blog

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

Perhaps this is a bit selfish of me, but I am resurrecting posts to this blog over the next few weeks that were from another blog. I just realized that I was potentially losing a number of blog posts from … Continue reading →

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Gordon Anderson on Eschatology

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

The following hour long audio is from the Minnesota Assemblies of God Family Camp 2015. Dr. Gordon Anderson (president of North Central University) spoke to the topic of eschatology and offered a perspective that it would be well for more … Continue reading →

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Leonard Sweet on Ministerial Training

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

Reading a student’s paper tonight, I was struck by a statement Leonard Sweet (always thoughtful and provocative) made about the potential that we (particularly ministerial training institutions) might be training pastors for a ministry that no longer exists… Continue reading →

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A Window for Death

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

 As I prepare for my course on Jeremiah this fall I noticed that the commentaries I was using (Brueggemann, Feinberg, Harrison, Kidner, Lalleman, Wright) were not covering the Ugaritic connection in Jeremiah 9:21 (English versions; vs. 20 in the Hebrew) … Continue reading →

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Please Don't Prune Me!

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

I heard a good message today from John 15:1-11: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vineyard keeper. 2 He removes any of my branches that don’t produce fruit, and he trims any branch that produces fruit so … Continue reading →

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Worship, the Arts, and the Spirit

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

I just submitted my proposal for the Society for Pentecostal Studies 2016 meeting in San Dimas, California (most excellent, dudes!) which is broadly themed “Worship, the Arts, and the Spirit”. I am hoping my proposal gets accepted as in most … Continue reading →

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