Pentecostal Practices Part 4: Tithing

Pentecostal Practices Part 4: Tithing

What would a renewal of the Pentecostal practice of tithing look like?   My Story This might sound crazy, but growing up, I couldn’t wait until I had an income so that I could begin to tithe. I remember distinctly, after I came to know Jesus at age 12, proudly...
Pentecostal Practices Part 3: Sabbath

Pentecostal Practices Part 3: Sabbath

What would it mean to take up the long-forgotten Pentecostal Practice of Sabbath? Every Friday night for the past year or so in the Nippard house, there is a celebration. The laundry is done, the dishes are washed, a lavish dessert is brought to the table, and we...
Pentecostal Practices Part 1: Daily Devotions

Pentecostal Practices Part 1: Daily Devotions

What are Pentecostal practices? Let me begin by painting a picture of the kind of life I suspect we want as Pentecostals. As you read these scriptural portraits, try to imagine yourself walking in them in your day-to-day life.  Praying in the Spirit. (Romans 8:14-27)...
The Christmas Commission

The Christmas Commission

Matthew’s gospel ends with an incredible sentence that is seldom fully appreciated: “And surely I am with you always, even to the very end of the age” (Matt 28:20). It comes at the conclusion of my absolute favourite scripture: The Great Commission: “Then Jesus...