Mainstreaming Dominionism
“We are approaching a season of crisis, and in a season of crisis, the strategies of heaven must invade your sphere of authority. What does this mean? “You have been positioned by God in a particular sphere of authority…. “…My favorite definition of a sphere is ‘a circuit of action, knowledge or influence that is […]
National Repentance
Praying by PROXY People observing the National Day of Prayer on Thursday at Meetinghouse Park prayed at seven stations set up to represent seven centers of power in America: Government, church, military, family, education, media and business…. The Task Force’s mission, according to its literature, is to “communicate the need for personal repentance and prayer […]
“Reclaiming the Dominion Mandate”
Following the publication of our previous post “May Day Prayers: What Repentance?” along with the two earlier posts on this topic by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp – “The Coalescing of the Christian Right with Apostolic Dominionism” and “R&R Revival and Revolt” – this blog received unprecedented attention, some unanticipated. A radio interview concerning these posts can […]
May Day Prayers
What Repentance? “I AM brooding over many areas in the earth – government, economic and spiritual structures – and changing the structures of how these systems have operated in past seasons….“There are sounds that are flowing through your blood. There are sounds that I am rearranging in the bloodlines of nations. Get in step with […]
R&R Revival and Revolt
The Tea Party’s Strange Bedfellows and What They Believe By Dr. Orrel Steinkamp “We have sinned… in every sphere of influence…. But there is a remnant…. And if you’re looking… look no further. We will be there at the Lincoln Memorial. And that’s the kind of thing that will touch God’s heart….” -Janet (Folger) Porter[1] […]
“Jesus” Talk
“Therefore I make known to you, that . . . no one can say,‘Jesus is Lord,’ except by the Holy Spirit.”(1 Corinthians 12:2, NASB) By Pastor Larry DeBruyn Amongst pan-evangelicals nowadays, there’s a lot of talk, talk and talk going on about “Jesus,” the name that bespeaks the genuine humanity of the Lord. The best […]
POLITICIZING THE FAITH
Cause célèbre for worldly evangelicals! By Pastor Larry DeBruyn In his book The Backslider, in the chapter titled On the General Nature and Differing Species of Backsliding, English clergyman Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) wrote that, “All backsliding from God originates in a departure of heart from him.”[1] Three general characteristics indicate movement of a Christian’s heart […]
Dominionism’s Fatal Flaw
The Depravity of Humanity, Including “Us” By Pastor Larry DeBruyn Having laid claim to possessing political clout in America over the last few decades, religious conservatives might be wondering whether or not, in light of losses in the last election, they are watching their cause crashing and burning. In the April 12, 2009, edition, the […]
The Coalescing of the Christian Right with Apostolic Dominionism
It is not about FREEDOM, it is about DOMINION “The NEW BREED of Christian is poised to take over the earth, precinct by precinct. God’s Army is rising up. It is time to put on the militant garb. The glint in the eye becomes fixed as the exhilaration of the hour sweeps through the masses. […]
Apostatizing from the Apostle
Oh, and By the Way, from Jesus Too! By Pastor Larry DeBruyn In his recent book A New Kind of Christian, Emergent church leader Brian McLaren explains that there are two disparate story lines (we might call them story lineups) explaining Jesus.[1] The dominant narrative, the Greco-Roman, arose out of an Aristotelian-Platonic philosophical dualism that […]