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Why I Value My Charismatic Experience

April 17, 2023

…and How it Relates to My Deconstruction I completed my deconstruction out of the Charismatic Movement in 1975 with a Bachelor of Theology thesis on the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. For some time after that, I took every opportunity to oppose charismatic teachings and even developed a seminar on charismatic theology aimed at refuting those teachings. But over the years my hostility mellowed and softened. Now, nearly fifty years later I look back quite fondly on my charismatic experience. In fact, I’ll go as far as to say that I treasure it. Some aspects of my charismatic experience are …

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How I Left the Charismatic Movement (Deconstruction takes Time)

March 24, 2023

Deconstructing takes Time [Although this part of my story focuses on why I left the Charismatic Movement, it is in no way intended to disparage the beliefs of my charismatic brothers and sisters. These are my experiences to the best of my recollection; they are an early example of my thinking process where deconstruction is concerned and as such are important to understanding my story. I am sharing these recollections as honestly as I can but they don’t necessarily represent my views or feelings now.] I’d heard lots of tongues-speaking, but never anything like this. (See my previous post.) When …

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How to Create with AI Art

March 15, 2023

You can create original work! Cardinal (Image created by author with Midjourney) Creating original work with AI art apps is a challenge, but it’s not impossible. Of course, it’s much easier to just type in a few words and let the AI produce a finished picture. But for me at least, that’s not satisfying. As an artist I wan’t to be part of the creative process. I want to work with the AI (or have the AI work with me)!  So, how do I do that? Here’s one way! I used the Procreate app and drew this abstract form on …

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Why I No Longer Identify as a Charismatic Christian:

March 9, 2023

Scared out of the Movement [Although this part of my story focuses on why I left the Charismatic Movement, it is in no way intended to disparage the beliefs of my charismatic brothers and sisters. These are my experiences to the best of my recollection; they were an early example of my thinking process where deconstruction is concerned and as such are important to understanding my story. I am sharing these recollections as honestly as I can but they don’t necessarily represent my views or feelings now.] As I mentioned in my previous post, although the charismatic youth Bible study …

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A Deconstruction Observed: Seeds of Deconstruction

February 4, 2023

Layers of Beliefs — Seeds of Deconstruction I was deconstructing before deconstruction was cool. That’s assuming you define deconstruction as taking a hard look at what I believe and adjusting when something didn’t measure up. By that definition, I’ve been deconstructing and reconstructing most of my Christian life. It’s impossible to overstate the impact of my entry into the world of the Charismatic Movement. I leaped from a liturgical church full of reverence and awe and quietness to an exuberant faith overflowing with noise, activity, and unabashed joyfulness. (Praise the Lord was my new favorite expression.) I had discovered a …

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