I'm David. I love the  Church and the charismatic movement. God has used it and many of its leaders to transform my life for the better. I firmly believe that it has been given much by God that is essential to the mission of the global Church and its witness in the world in the 21st century. That said, I think the movement, like all movements, has weaknesses.

 

Here’s my vision: How much more transformative could this movement be if we managed to overcome two of our greatest weaknesses: our tendencies toward anti intellectualism (a general distrust of higher learning) and anti traditionalism (a general distrust of the two thousand year old tradition of the Church)?

 

I believe that this movement needs to rise above these two weaknesses if it is to be healthy. The renewal movement needs to be renewed. 

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This blog contains some of my musings as to how we might try to renew the renewal movement so as to maintain our strengths and shore up our weaknesses. I will post weekly with reflections on scripture, theology, church tradition and Christian spirituality, all unto the health of the charismatic movement and the Church at large. In the spirit of higher education, I want to encourage open and respectful dialogue, critical thinking and a commitment to overcoming the divisiveness that characterizes our current cultural moment.