Category Archives: Spirit

A Theology of the Spirit in the Former Prophets: A Pentecostal Perspective (Audio Summary Presentation and Q&A)

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Rick Wadholm

Have you ever wondered what the Church is supposed to do about those crazy texts of the Spirit of the LORD coming upon folks in the OT and then they go out and kill people? Or what about the Spirit of the LORD that deceives? Or what about that “evil spirit from he LORD” that comes on Saul? Well…wonder no longer (not really, but at least I offer one way of hearing these texts). Continue reading →

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Acts 1.8 – The Spirit and Jerusalem: A Brief Reply

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Rick Wadholm

Once again I owe another post to a brief conversation with a (former) student. As he was meditating on Acts 1.6-9 he was wondering about my thoughts. Here is my reply to him and a bit more: Acts 1.6-9 addresses … Continue reading →

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Discerning the Spirit of the Good News – A Conversation with a Student

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Rick Wadholm

I received a question from a student today regarding a Spurgeon quote and what it means to share the “good news”. Here is our online conversation (one of the many ways to continue discipling in the current era). ______________________________ STUDENT: … Continue reading →

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Let Your Daughters Prophesy: A Call for Women to Preach

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Rick Wadholm

I believe part of the issue in our current debates about women preaching is rooted in part in both the Catholic and the Reformed traditions of “preaching” which see such as a specific form of formal congregational instruction that is … Continue reading →

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What Does It Mean To Be Spirit-Led? A Response

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Rick Wadholm

I was asked today by a pastor friend what I might think it means to be “Spirit-led” or “Spirit-empowered”? Here is my brief response: It is to see and hear what the the Spirit is doing/saying, and to find ourselves … Continue reading →

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A Theology of the Spirit in the Former Prophets: A Pentecostal Perspective — PhD Thesis

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Rick Wadholm

I recently learned (thanks Daniel Isgrigg) that my PhD thesis “A Theology of the Spirit in the Former Prophets: A Pentecostal Perspective” is available free online through my doctoral alma mater: Bangor University, Wales. For those interested it can be … Continue reading →

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Three Things That Keep Me in My Church Tradition

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

Rather than simply answer in the comments section to Dan’s post about “What Keeps You In Your Church Tradition?,” I have decided to reply via a post and offer it as my own personal answer (because I have in fact … Continue reading →

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