Tag Archives: Jesus

The Vanishing Pulpit and the Soon Coming Word

Posted on April 20, 2026 by Rick Wadholm

While not every Christian tradition has given up a visible pulpit in their sanctuary, many in the low church evangelical tradition/s have. This is not inherently wrong. There’s nothing inherently better about the addition of a pulpit within Christian worship … Continue reading →

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Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28: Could It Be Satan? A Couple of Responses

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Rick Wadholm

Here are a couple of comments I give to all students for an assignment meant to read Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 on whether these seem to be texts about the fall of Satan. I require first a careful reading … Continue reading →

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Five Reasons Pentecostals Should Read Karl Barth

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Rick Wadholm

I offer this list not as in any sense comprehensive for why I contend Pentecostals should read Barth. Further, I can understand and appreciate those who have their emphatic reasons for why they might reject Barth or his writings (some … Continue reading →

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The Damascus Road Experience and Evangelicals on the Way

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Rick Wadholm

My pastor preached a fantastic sermon last Sunday concerning the transformation of Paul by his encounter with the living Christ on the way to Damascus. This post is not about that (though it found inspiration in his text). Instead, I … 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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The Divine Command: Love Him, Kill Them (Deuteronomy 7): A Sermon

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Rick Wadholm

The following is a message I shared in response to several questions regarding the violence of God in the Old Testament. This message was preached at Crossroads Church in Bemidji, MN, Oct. 13, 2019. The title of the message is … 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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Thoughts in a Day: Some Reflections

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Rick Wadholm

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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Sanctified Defilements: Cleansing Blood

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Rick Wadholm

This Sunday I will be preaching from Mark 5:21-43 concerning the raising of Jairus’ dead 12 year old daughter and the healing of the unclean woman with 12 years of bleeding. Such stories are all the more striking in light … Continue reading →

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