by Luke Geraty | Oct 16, 2022 | Posts
A dear friend of mine recently suffered a tragic loss in his life and, after all of the chips had fallen, wondered to himself, “What the hell is the point?” This vulnerable question seemed to get at this nagging question related to faith —...
by Luke Geraty | Oct 5, 2022 | Posts
Don Williams,[2] “one of the Vineyard’s premier theologians,”[3] was the founding pastor of Coast Vineyard Christian Fellowship in La Jolla, CA from 1989 until 2002,[4] as well as the primary author/editor of the Vineyard Statement of Faith.[5] In addition to his...
by Luke Geraty | Sep 11, 2022 | Posts
Theological discourse has changed in some significant ways in the past few decades. In the 1980’s, serious debate existed between scholars as to the relevance and reality of the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit. Some scholars, holding to a viewpoint known as...
by Luke Geraty | Sep 3, 2022 | Posts
While I’m not a fan of simplistic faith or anti-intellectualism, I do have a high value for discerning central themes or what some have described as the “simple” gospel, though sometimes I’m confused by what people mean by that term! Confusion...
by Luke Geraty | Aug 13, 2022 | Posts
Years ago I was at a prayer gathering and we had a number of visitors from out of town. One of them, a young lady from Canada, requested prayer but was seemingly unsure of what she wanted prayer for. Our group spent the next hour praying for her and as we continued,...
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