Why is it that even though the Spirit plays such a prominent role in Jesus’ life and ministry, and then in that of the early church in Acts, that many Christians and church leaders pay so little attention to the Holy Spirit? In most evangelical churches, the Holy Spirit...
In two weeks, in a suburban town outside of Seattle, we’ll be celebrating God’s grace and the Spirit’s work through baptizing a new disciple of Jesus. The question that comes up the most when you speak about the evidences of grace we are experiencing is,”How did all...
More quotes from Francis Chan’s The Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit, David C. Cook, 2009. Available here from amazon.com and amazon.co.uk. “A lot of people in my church and in my travels tell me, “I believe that God has called me to Simi...
More quotes from Francis Chan’s The Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit, David C. Cook, 2009. Available here from amazon.com and amazon.co.uk. St. Augustine: “What the soul is in our body, the Holy Spirit is in the body of Christ, which is the...
More quotes from Francis Chan’s The Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit, David C. Cook, 2009. Available here from amazon.com and amazon.co.uk. “I don’t want my life to be explainable without the Holy Spirit. “I don’t believe God wants...
More quotes from Francis Chan’s The Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit, David C. Cook, 2009. Available here from amazon.com and amazon.co.uk. “I think a lot of us need to forget about God’s will for my life. God cares more about our response to...
More quotes from Francis Chan’s The Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit, David C. Cook, 2009. Available here from amazon.com and amazon.co.uk. “It’s breathtaking to picture Almighty God saying, ‘I know Francis Chan. He’s my son. I love...
More quotes from Francis Chan’s The Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit, David C. Cook, 2009. Available here from amazon.com and amazon.co.uk. St Basil the Great: “What does the Spirit do? His works are ineffable in majesty and innumerable in...
A review of Francis Chan, The Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit, David C. Cook, 2009. Available here from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk I love this book. I suspect that for most readers of this blog it will not add much that you did not already know (and, to be...