The Blingdom of God posted this video from Everything is Terrible. I just don't know what to say...but in my speechlessness I am still captivated by it and left wondering...wondering...huh?
Back in my Duke days, I studied the emergence of tongues speaking from the 19th century southern Holiness movement, and one of the things I noticed was an interest in a standardized, biblically grounded alternative to the array of supposed signs of the Spirit erupting in Holiness meetings--jumping over chairs, laughing, shouting and so forth.
From an information theory standpoint that makes sense--stronger signal to noise ratio and whatnot--yet once again signal giveth & signal taketh away. Pretty soon you need ways to distinguish among various movements within Pentecostalism. Lo & behold other gifts, such as holy laughter, soon erupt with a vengeance.
Of course, that's admittedly a naturalistic explanation. Maybe God is just easily amused!
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It really is an interesting phenomenon.
Back in my Duke days, I studied the emergence of tongues speaking from the 19th century southern Holiness movement, and one of the things I noticed was an interest in a standardized, biblically grounded alternative to the array of supposed signs of the Spirit erupting in Holiness meetings--jumping over chairs, laughing, shouting and so forth.
From an information theory standpoint that makes sense--stronger signal to noise ratio and whatnot--yet once again signal giveth & signal taketh away. Pretty soon you need ways to distinguish among various movements within Pentecostalism. Lo & behold other gifts, such as holy laughter, soon erupt with a vengeance.
Of course, that's admittedly a naturalistic explanation. Maybe God is just easily amused!
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