David Ross

This statue of Trump was dedicated by a Christian pastor who stated that the statue 'stands as a reminder of the hand of God and His protection over President Trump’s life.' Getty Images. Some of Trumps most loyal followers (worshippers?) are charismatics. Opening disclaimer: This blog post indulges in some technical analysis of New Testament Greek, but fear not, if you would like to you can easily skip this material and the post will still make perfect sense. For my fellow nerds out there -...

A famous book describing biblically and theologically legitimate understandings of prophecy, especially understood as 'speaking truth to power'. Note Brueggemann was not a charismatic, in case some were wondering. Have you ever heard charismatic/Pentecostal speakers or leaders use the language of 'the prophetic'? A recent Facebook comment from a friend of mine, who has given me permission to discuss this idea on this blog, reads "The spiritual gifts come from Spirit in Christ not from a bag...

I often speak of my life in a calendrical fashion with a BC (before Christ) period and an AD period - my life prior to coming to Canada was very different to my life after I had arrived and chosen to stay in Canada. Even though I have been a Christian for my entire life and was raised in a Christian home, I had something of a conversion experience in the fall of 2009 at Catch the Fire Toronto's School of Ministry. Prior to coming to Toronto, I was a broken and hurting young man, and my School...