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A Humbling Message for the Elite Regarding Spiritual Revival
When Peter, filled with the Spirit (Acts 4:8), confronts Jerusalem’s elite in Acts 4:8-12, the latter observe that…
Empowered for a Missional Reading of Scripture
Jesus’s promise of the Spirit for Pentecost was a promise of empowerment for mission (Luke 24:48-49; Acts 1:8).…
The Empowerment of All Jesus’s Followers for Prophecy
Although building on what came before, Pentecost ushered in something new. The experience of Pentecost in Acts 2…
Understanding Ancient Culture: Fundamental to an Accurate Understanding of Scripture
Cultural context makes a difference in how we read the New Testament. For instance, since there were plenty…
The Necessity of Reading Experientially Beyond the Psalms
Reading the Bible personally and experientially (by which I mean, relationally) is desirable, provided it is shaped and…
Experiential Reading: The Means to Embracing Scripture
Critiques of charismatic hermeneutics, like critiques of revivals, often come from academicians or seminary-trained ministers criticizing popular charismatic…
Pentecostals and Other Evangelicals: We Need Each Other
Perhaps Pentecostal emphasis on the Spirit could combine with evangelical emphasis on the Word. With enough humility, Pentecostals…
Understanding Spirit Hermeneutics
The experience of the Spirit that empowered the church on the day of Pentecost can and should dynamically…
How the IVP Bible Background Commentary came to be (2 mins)
My background commentary has now sold over half a million copies. Its beginnings, however, may have appeared less…
“Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it”—Psalm 81:10
Against preparing sermons, some preachers used to quote the verse, “Open your mouth wide, and I will fill…
Good news about Christobiography
Usually I just post Bible studies, videos, etc. (and often silly cartoons) here, but I did want to…
A humorous look at some interpretive mistakes …
This started as an experiment, as my niece Kayla taught me how to add other visuals to my…
Brief Comments on the Passion Translation
Lacking time to engage the Passion Translation thoroughly, I offer just two comments here, one positive and the…