By: Frank Viola
Thanks, bro. I can’t do justice to the Eternal Purpose in a comment. I’ll send you the book (“From Eternity to Here”) or you can listen to that audio which is linked in the post itself under that...
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Frank, Very helpful thoughts, again! Isn’t it funny how much our previous church experiences contribute to our current emphases? Often as a negative foil! You and Francis probably come from very...
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This was a really good conversation, thank you all. Very exhausting for me actually and very hard to get through….. but I definitely got some good out of it. I like Frank what you’ve said here, “It’s a...
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oh and P.S. “One can easily build a large movement by network marketing principles mixed with the raw material of youthful enthusiasm, but gold, pearl, and precious stone it doth not make.” YES YES...
View ArticleBy: Kelly J Youngblood
Preston, I think you are definitely on to something there regarding backgrounds. It’s one reason why I feel fortunate to have experienced so many different denominations (from the time I was born,...
View ArticleBy: Glenn
Frank, I for one come from a group (I left) that still promotes and teaches from the shepherding movement. I have found since leaving this group that every church that places an emphasis on one on one...
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The Blog Manager alerted me that Mark Beuving – coauthor of “Multiply” – responded to my questions to Francis. His questions are below and my answers follow each one:Here’s what Mark wrote.“This is...
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Thanks for all the clarification, Frank.Continuing the discussion on question 1, I better understand where you’re coming from now. I’d just say that the “Christ in you” language is there and important,...
View ArticleBy: Preston Sprinkle
Thanks Frank and Mark for the stimulating dialogue. Very helpful thoughts! One thing caught my eye at the beginning of the interchange. Frank, you said that you were “aware that you [viz. Mark] talk...
View ArticleBy: Frank Viola
Preston. I think you may be reading too much into my comment. I pointed out in my response that these are separate but distinct aspects of the believer’s experience with the Spirit. Absolutely, Paul...
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