Following Jesus is a Liquid Dance
As we conclude this year-long experiment in respectful conversations, I’m grateful for the ways my faithful beloveds have responded to the post about my…
God, We Need Your Spirit
I appreciated Dr. Todd’s reflection on following Jesus from a Pentecostal perspective primarily because of how he reminds us of the significance of the…
A Pentecostal Theater Large Enough for This Marriage
If I dare put it this way, I’m grateful to J. Terry Todd for offering, in “Following Jesus to the Altar: One Pentecostal’s Reflection,”…
Jim Crow & Jesus Christ
I hope my longtime friend and colleague Terry Todd won’t mind my opening with a story. When Terry and I were filming the PBS…
An Orthodox Perspective on the Nine Gifts of the Spirit (1 Cor. 12:8-10)
Dear Dr. Todd, Thank you very much for your very eloquent and informative contribution to our Conversation. You may be interested to hear about…
A Restorationist Responds to a Renewalist
I am fascinated by Dr. J. Terry Todd’s conversion from Episcopal to Pentecostal. That is a pretty dramatic shift in belief and practice, and…
Can You Only Follow Jesus to the Altar if you Speak in Tongues?
Terry Todd’s understanding of the Pentecostal altar as “the space where Pentecostals learn what it means to follow Jesus through encountering the empowering…
Making All Things New
This past Sunday morning, worship in the Lutheran church I was visiting opened with a Brazilian hymn. Verse 1 was easy enough: “Oh, sing…
Radical Pentecostalism Looks Very Promising to This Baptist
Terry Todd’s riveting post offers a great way to end our Following Jesus colloquy here at Respectful Conversation. The picture of church life he…
Following Jesus to the Altar: One Pentecostal’s Reflection
Bearing the weight of a grief I couldn’t name, one Sunday I tarried at the altar, a classical Pentecostal phrase that involves praying mightily…