David Ross

Apologies for the long delay since my last post, folks. I have had an incredibly busy summer and start to the fall. But I'm back in blogging action now. I originally wrote this blog post when Claire and I were in Northern Ireland for her cousin's wedding, the above picture is us at said wedding! As charismatics were tend to be very focused on praying for and seeking God's 'in-breaking kingdom' whereby he saves, heals and delivers people from their sicknesses, crises and sins....

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...