Reflections of an Undeconstructed Pentecostal
A presentation on November 6, 2024 for Heritage Week Chapel at Pentecostal Theological Seminary in Cleveland, TN. This presentation discusses the heritage of Pentecostal worship and associated sights and sounds – healing, prayer, singing and dancing, holy laughter, being slain in the Spirit, and handling snakes.
In a recent worship service, the pastor invited worshippers to come forward to the altar for prayer. He then explained the precautions involved in the laying on of hands and anointing with oil in the season of the coronavirus pandemic. As we were driving home after the service my daughter-in-law asked, “If we are to have faith to believe God for healing, why can’t we have faith to trust God to keep us safe from the coronavirus?”
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