Fire Tunnels and Glory Clouds
Posted on February 15th, 2012
Meet Robert, veteran of the fire tunnel at Bethel, Redding:
Categories: Humor
Posts tagged “New Apostolic Reformation”
Transfiguration 2012
Posted on January 30th, 2012
2 Peter 1.16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 Last Sunday we talked about the temptation to add something to what God has given to us. On the far fringes of Christianity are groups that claim visitations from God through signs and wonders. Among the most notable of these is a loose coalition called the New Apostolic Reformation, with three prominent cult-like groups in Toronto, Kansas City, and Redding, California. Babbling gibberish, people rolling on the floor and barking like dogs, and people shaking and twitching uncontrollably are said to be marks of the Holy Spirit. I suspect they are marks of a rather different spirit. Most intriguing to me, however, is the alleged appearance of a “glory cloud” at Bethel Church in Redding. This group has in…
Categories: Sermons
Glory Cloud at Bethel, Redding
Posted on January 10th, 2012
And behold, the Prophet said unto his Leadership Team, “Where may we buy a smoke machine and some confetti, that the tithes and offerings may continue to flow in?” And they answered and said unto him, “Sir, the people will never believe it.” And the Prophet answered and said, “Nay, but they will believe it, for so earnestly do they desire to see signs and wonders that even a smoke machine will appear as God to them.” And it happened, even as he said.