Monthly Archives: August 2008

Cleansing the Charismatic Crackup, Final Thoughts

August 21st, 2008

Over the last few days, thousands of people have come to Cerulean Sanctum looking for answers concerning the meltdown in the charismatic movement in light of what happened at Lakeland. People are searching. They want answers and reassurance. Here is the word that I have for them. It comes from a prophet who did no [...]

by Dan Edelen • Comments (80)

Posted in Cerulean Sanctum Series • Charismatic • Christianity in North America • Christianity Outside North America • Church Issues • Discernment • Dying to Self • Godly Character • Holiness • Humility • In the News • Leadership • Maturity • Notable Christians • Oddities • Relevance • Revival • Supernaturalism

Tagged Assemblies of God, Azusa Street, Bentley, Brownsville, Charisma, Charismatic, Charismatic Movement, Foursquare, Humble, Humbleness, Humility, Lakeland, Lee Grady, Murray, Pensacola, Pentecostal, Ravenhill, Revival, Toronto, Toronto Blessing, Torrey, Tozer

Cleansing the Charismatic Crackup, Part 2

August 19th, 2008

Something is amiss in the charismatic movement. If you read the first part of this series, in this post you’ll find more analysis of what’s wrong with the charismatic movement and what we can do to clean up the mess it has created in the Western Church. Problems: Too many charismatics are more interested in [...]

by Dan Edelen • Comments (20)

Posted in Cerulean Sanctum Series • Charismatic • Christianity in North America • Christianity Outside North America • Church Issues • Discernment • Dying to Self • Faith • God the Father • Godhead • Godly Character • Heresy • Holiness • Humility • In the News • Jesus Christ • Leadership • Maturity • Oddities • Relevance • Revival • Simplicity • Spiritual Warfare • Supernaturalism • The Holy Spirit • Worship

Tagged Assemblies of God, Azusa Street, Bentley, Brownsville, Charisma, Charismatic, Charismatic Movement, Foursquare, Lakeland, Lee Grady, Murray, Pensacola, Pentecostal, Ravenhill, Revival, Toronto, Toronto Blessing, Torrey, Tozer

Cleansing the Charismatic Crackup, Part 1

August 18th, 2008

If you read last Thursday’s post (“Burned“), then you know all about the latest piece of bad news coming out of the Lakeland “revival.” By now, I’m sure the news has proliferated throughout charismatic ranks like the plague. Only time will reveal the extent of the damage. This much I know: Change must come to [...]

by Dan Edelen • Comments (52)

Posted in Cerulean Sanctum Series • Charismatic • Christianity in North America • Christianity Outside North America • Church Issues • Discernment • Dying to Self • Faith • God the Father • Godhead • Godly Character • Heresy • Holiness • Humility • In the News • Jesus Christ • Leadership • Maturity • Notable Christians • Relevance • Revival • Simplicity • Spiritual Warfare • Supernaturalism • The Holy Spirit • Worship

Tagged Assemblies of God, Azusa Street, Bentley, Brownsville, Charisma, Charismatic, Charismatic Movement, Foursquare, Lakeland, Lee Grady, Murray, Pensacola, Pentecostal, Ravenhill, Revival, Toronto, Toronto Blessing, Torrey, Tozer