The Toronto Blessing in retrospect

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Thirty years ago, something significant happened in the life of the church around the World.   Reports started coming through of something spectacular happening at the Airport Vineyard Church in Toronto, a possible move of the Holy Spirit accompanied by both spectacular and weird phenomenon.  At the one end of the spectrum people were reported to… Continue reading The Toronto Blessing in retrospect

A brief preliminary response to Evangelical Times on New Frontiers

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I note that Evangelical Times have published an article titled “Why I escaped from the so called Calvinistic Charismatics”.  It is behind a pay wall so I’ve not been able to read the full article and offensive/ ignorant  headlines of that kind are unlikely to persuade me to take out a subscription. I believe ET… Continue reading A brief preliminary response to Evangelical Times on New Frontiers

Practical Cessationists?

Over the years, I’ve heard quite a few people describe themselves as “practical cessationists”.  I first heard the term when I was finishing theological college and going into pastoral ministry.  It’s an interesting term and leaves you wondering what is meant by it. Cessationists are those who hold to the view that the Gifts of… Continue reading Practical Cessationists?

A Second Blessing? (Sealed With the Holy Spirit part 8)

There have been various movements throughout history seeking to enable Christians to discover a higher life or greater experience of the Holy Spirit. These include: 1. The Holiness movement including aspects of Methodism and the early history of the Keswick Convention 2. The beginning of Pentecostalism at the turn of the 20th Century 3. The… Continue reading A Second Blessing? (Sealed With the Holy Spirit part 8)