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Author: Mary Beth Unthank

Mary Beth is a stay-at-home mom to four wildly wonderful children, and she serves with her husband as middle school pastors in their hometown of Knoxville, TN. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Maryville College and over a decade of ministry experience. In her abundance of free time, she enjoys scrolling through Facebook, using the bathroom alone, and folding clothes that will never be put away.
What is Pentecostalism?
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What is Pentecostalism?

Author Mary Beth Unthank Posted on December 10, 2018December 10, 2018

Pentecostalism is a movement born from an egalitarian community, even from the very beginning. The earliest believers in Jesus’ message were mostly the marginalized: women, slaves, the poor, lepers and other outcasts, Samaritans (the contemporary equivalent of ethnic minorities), widows, the lonely and forgotten. Who else would be so eager for a gospel of hope and redemption?

Secular Megastar Gives Worship Album to Entire Audience and Christians are Mad
Categories Arts & CultureEveryday Living

Secular Megastar Gives Worship Album to Entire Audience and Christians are Mad

Author Mary Beth Unthank Posted on November 2, 2018December 18, 2018

Ellen DeGeneres gave her entire audience copies of Lauren Daigle’s latest album, “Look Up Child,” and Evangelicals are furious. What’s the deal?

Being Wrong
Categories Arts & CultureEveryday Living

Being Wrong

Author Mary Beth Unthank Posted on October 29, 2018October 29, 2018

If you were an American Evangelical Christian in the late 1990’s, you are almost guaranteed to be familiar with Joshua Harris’ culture-shaping book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye. Disenchanted with the idea …

Take a Knee
Categories EthicsPolitics

Take a Knee

Author Mary Beth Unthank Posted on October 2, 2017October 2, 2017

My daughter started cheerleading this year. For years I have avoided it, because – honestly – I just don’t like it. As a parent, I’m going to have to attend …

“I’m Not Perfect, Just Forgiven!” Ignoring the Pain of Correction
Categories Bible & Theology

“I’m Not Perfect, Just Forgiven!” Ignoring the Pain of Correction

Author Mary Beth Unthank Posted on August 24, 2017

I’m not perfect, just forgiven! If you were an American Christian in the 1990’s, you probably had a low-quality t-shirt with this saying brandished across it in bubble letters with …

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