On Trances and Ecstasies: Thanks for Nothing, Bernini

One of the objections I received from a couple of people who read the pre-publication manuscript of A Conspiracy of Breath (and praised it otherwise) had to do with the way I portrayed Priscilla receiving revelation. In her first contact with the Holy Spirit, He...

Controversial: How the Holy Spirit Could Act with a Lady

Is There a  Southern Gentleman Holy Spirit? When I was a baby Christian, I tried to make sense of the Trinity. I was newly washed from Mormonism, where its theology neatly packaged each member of its godhead into a separate body. Easy peasy. Compartments, check,...

Where are the voices of the Acts 2 Women?

Ah, the Pentecost promises:  Young men and old men would dream dreams and see visions. And sure enough, Peter views a sheet and hears the words that will revolutionize race relations in the fledgling church. Paul is accosted by Jesus on a roadway and talks with Him...