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Category Archives: Testimony
Thoughts in a Day: Some Reflections
It has been a full day (though many feel that way). It has also been a good day. I was just reflecting on some of the happenings of the day and the goodness of God through it all. A video … Continue reading
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Tagged calling, friends, Jesus, Missions, Muslims, Pastoral Ministry, social justice, students, testimony
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What Is Your Story?
I don’t know about your church, but in mine we typically have an open testimony time (hey, we are Pentecostal after all). We like to tell our stories and that sure works well (sometimes not so much) in a post-modern … Continue reading
Testimony as Embedded Proclamation
Here is a bit from one of my graduate students (used by Matt Payne with permission) on engaging postmodernism as a Pentecostal church and preacher. How does one engage those who, at best, question the notion of the meta-narrative? How … Continue reading
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Tagged Brueggemann, Church, Pentecostal, postmodernism, proclamation, testimony
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Sneezing as a Testimony
This last Sunday I gave a testimony in church that may seem a little unusual (but hey…that is kind of my M.O.). I thanked God that I sneezed this last weekend. Everyone kind of laughed probably thinking (as you do) that … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Kings, Nose, Sneezing, Testimony
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