Have We Ever Followed Jesus?
When I read the gospels, I noticed that 28 times in 4 gospels, Jesus said: “follow me.” Jesus did not even once mention “worship me.” In...
Nagasaki, Hiroshima, the Surrender of Japan and Christianity
On August 9, 1945, the second of two atomic bombs — the only two ever used as instruments of aggression against essentially defenseless...
Pentecostalism Demands Relevant Churches with Educated Leaders!
I can only speak from my own experience; in 1994, when I started my ministry, Jesus Christ Foundation Church (JCF Church)— a Pentecostal...
Heartbreaking Words of A Weathered Man About Us Pentecostals!
When I was in one of Amsterdam’s busy local markets today, where I was participating in a joint healthcare program between Pentecostal...
On The Walls of Pentecost, We Nail: Reformation!
Last week, we celebrated the Day of Pentecost. As a Pentecostal pastor, I am truly concerned about the way Pentecostalism is being...
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to me?
Every morning as I enter my office at Foundation Academy of Amsterdam, the picture of Martin Luther King Jr. welcomes me with his most...
Humanity: God's Intended "religion"
Billions of people believe in some sort of religion, with Christianity and Islam together being the faiths of 53% of the world’s...
Freedom
I am asked to share my personal views on freedom. What is freedom to me? Does freedom mean a borderless estate in which we can do, say...
A New, yet an Old Kind of Pentecostalism
In 2011, I was asked by my friend Kurt Willems to write some reflections on my recent book, A New Kind of Pentecostalism. Here are some...
Highjacked Pentecostalism!
(I wrote this article in 2012, but still timely). Pentecostalism is one of the fastest growing Christian movements in our world today,...
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