Tag Archives: healing

Bringing the nous into the heart

Posted on February 11, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

This is from John Mcguckin’s The Path of Christianity: The First Thousand Years, pp. 862-869.  It is very difficult for many people to approach the ancient fathers on prayer.  For some, it looks too much like Buddhism.  And for many activists … Continue reading →

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Safe Sects: Healing

Posted on October 2, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

North on Charismatics, Calvinism, and Healing.  Summarizes my own journey.  Let’s put aside all of the “in your face” stuff like prophecy and tongues. I understand the case against continuationism. I really do. (I admit. I don’t understand any case … Continue reading →

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False Assumptions in Cessationism, part 1

Posted on March 20, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

I haven’t done a real blog post in a while, mainly book reviews.  And this post is from a book, but to include it in a formal review will make it unwieldy.  Note, in saying these are false assumptions in … Continue reading →

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