Matt Swaim talks to former Protestant pastors Ken Hensley and Kenny Burchard about one of the most important questions a Christian can ask: what is the Gospel?

Matt, Ken, and Kenny conclude their series looking at the formal teaching of the Catholic Church on the doctrine of Purgatory.

Matt, Ken, and Kenny continue their series looking at the formal teaching of the Catholic Church on the doctrine of Purgatory.

Matt, Ken, and Kenny continue their series looking at the formal teaching of the Catholic Church on the doctrine of Purgatory.

There are a lot of ideas out there about Purgatory, from pop culture, to literature, and more, and many of them come by way of myth, misunderstanding, and even memes.

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Former Foursquare pastor Kenny Burchard concludes his discussion of fifteen key commonalities between the beliefs and practices of Catholicism and Pentecostalism, as a way of hopefully having more fruitful conversations about the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of Christians.

In our final episode of the series, Kenny talks to Matt Swaim and Ken Hensley about five more elements common to Catholics and Pentecostals.

So far, we’ve discussed:

1. Belief in the manifest, or "real" presence of God in worship

2. Ongoing spiritual gifts, miracles, and signs

3. Charisms expressed through unique callings

4. God's word spoken, read, preached, and alive

5. Impartation through the laying on of hands

6. Apostolic authority and anointing

7. Holy places, objects, and sacraments as channels of grace

8. Dreams, visions, and mystical encounters

9. Spiritual warfare and real deliverance

10. Disciplines that lead to practical holiness

And in this episode, we discuss:

11. Fresh graces that follow initial conversion

12. The sobering reality of apostasy—and the call to perseverance

13. Breakthrough as the fruit of persistent, faithful prayer

14. Embodied worship: kneeling, lifting hands, incense, anointing with oil, song

15. A share in the priestly, prophetic, and kingly mission of Christ

This discussion continues in the new book available Summer 2025 from The Coming Home Network, "Journeys Home 3: Pentecostals and Charismatics," which features thirteen conversion stories from people who come from this spiritual tradition. Find out more at https://www.chnetwork.org/jh3.

Also mentioned was the Deep in History talk by Paul Thigpen, The Road From Topeka to Rome: How the Pentecostal Movement Has Brought Millions Closer to the Catholic Faith. Watch it for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7H7qJKD1dU&t

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Former Foursquare pastor Kenny Burchard continues his discussion of fifteen key commonalities between the beliefs and practices of Catholicism and Pentecostalism, as a way of hopefully having more fruitful conversations about the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of Christians.

In the second of three episodes on the topic, Kenny talks to Matt Swaim and Ken Hensley about five more elements common to Catholics and Pentecostals.

Last week we discussed:

1. Belief in the manifest, or "real" presence of God in worship

2. Ongoing spiritual gifts, miracles, and signs

3. Charisms expressed through unique callings

4. God's word spoken, read, preached, and alive

5. Impartation through the laying on of hands

Added to the list this week:

6. Apostolic authority and anointing

7. Holy places, objects, and sacraments as channels of grace

8. Dreams, visions, and mystical encounters

9. Spiritual warfare and real deliverance

10. Disciplines that lead to practical holiness

This discussion continues in the new book available Summer 2025 from The Coming Home Network, "Journeys Home 3: Pentecostals and Charismatics," which features thirteen conversion stories from people who come from this spiritual tradition. Find out more at https://www.chnetwork.org/jh3.

Also mentioned was the Deep in History talk by Paul Thigpen, The Road From Topeka to Rome: How the Pentecostal Movement Has Brought Millions Closer to the Catholic Faith. Watch it for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7H7qJKD1dU&t

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To the casual observer, Pentecostals and Catholics seem to be almost polar opposites in the Christian world. What could they possibly have in common with one another?

Former Foursquare pastor Kenny Burchard begins a discussion of fifteen key commonalities between the beliefs and practices of Catholicism and Pentecostalism, as a way of hopefully having more fruitful conversations about the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of Christians.

In this first episode, Kenny talks to Matt Swaim and Ken Hensley about these five elements common to Catholics and Pentecostals:

1. Belief in the manifest, or "real" presence of God in worship

2. Ongoing spiritual gifts, miracles, and signs

3. Charisms expressed through unique callings

4. God's word spoken, read, preached, and alive

5. Impartation through the laying on of hands

This discussion continues in the new book available Summer 2025 from The Coming Home Network, "Journeys Home 3: Pentecostals and Charismatics." Find out more at https://www.chnetwork.org/jh3

Also mentioned was the Deep in History talk by Paul Thigpen, The Road From Topeka to Rome: How the Pentecostal Movement Has Brought Millions Closer to the Catholic Faith 

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Matt Swaim, Ken Hensley, and Kenny Burchard continue their series looking at how they began to rethink their commitment to the Bible alone as the sole and sufficient rule for faith and practice.

Kenny Burchard shares a list of some key things that the Bible can't tell you using only the principle of sola Scriptura, and Matt Swaim shares how Flannery O'Connor helped him see that the Right of Private Judgment can lead to Gnosticism.

Hope you enjoyed this latest series! We look forward to sharing a new series of On the Journey soon...

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Former Protestant pastors Ken Hensley and Kenny Burchard continue their series looking at how they began to rethink their commitment to the Bible alone as the sole and sufficient rule for faith and practice.

Matt, Ken, and Kenny spent previous episodes looking at whether or not the Reformation doctrine of "sola Scriptura" is workable, whether or not it is taught in the Bible, and whether or not it reflects early Christian faith and practice.

In this episode, they look at one more category: Is "sola Scriptura" logical? Does it even make sense?

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