Tag Archives: Spirit

Women in Ministry: The Spirit, Creation and Eschaton (with Podcast)

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Rick Wadholm

This post is borne out of a need to briefly share my view of women serving in ministry. I am an unabashed Egalitarian. I believe women (and men) can and must serve the Church (global and local) in any capacity … Continue reading →

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What Are You Doing Pastor? Growing the Church

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Rick Wadholm

So what exactly is the job of a “pastor”? It would seem it is about the formation of God’s people and not about the gathering of people (God’s or otherwise). The call to serve the Church by serving a local … 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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Elisha and the Double Portion Spirit

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

For those interested in the topic, I have just uploaded the paper I presented at the 2014 SBL/AAR annual meeting in San Diego, CA as a special session of the Society for Pentecostal Studies. The title is “Elisha and the … Continue reading →

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Changing Media Living Message

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

I often hear complaints (and have offered my own) about movies not being like the book and just how much better the book was by comparison. This may be true enough, but perhaps what we are latently getting at suggests … Continue reading →

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Evil Spirits in the Old Testament

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

Prepping for lectures this coming week on the books of Samuel, I returned again to an article by Robin Routledge (Academic Dean of Mattersey Hall; Author of the well-received Old Testament Theology: A Thematic Approach) entitled, “‘An Evil Spirit from … Continue reading →

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