Stories & Essays

	Pentecostalism's Dark Side - Anti-intellectualism, deceit, and scandal
	Broken Promises - The diminished Pentecostal view of God
	Postcards from Heaven - An analysis of the most common techniques used by modern-day 'prophets' to give personal words
	Amy's Story - Accused of witchcraft in an Assembly of God church
	Religious Abuse in Pentecostalism - A disturbing aspect of Pentecostal extremism: why is child abuse so common in Pentecostal families?
	Kurt's Story: I Was a Self-Fleecing Sheep - Conned by Word-of-Faith teachers
	Faking Tongues - Heavenly language or meaningless babble?
	How to Fake a Healing - Some of the common tactics of the faith healers
	"Hold On! Let Go!" - The bizarre world of Pentecostal contradiction
	Just Jesus? - Can Jesus be all you need?
	Tim's Letter - "My church isn't so bad ... why leave?"
	We've Been to the River - Rev. Bob Liichow's impressions of the 'revival' in Grand Rapids
	Life in a Hebrew Pentecostal Holiness Church - Extreme legalism and humiliation within 'Hebrew' Pentecostalism
	Persecution? - A discussion of the Pentecostal persecution complex
	Caroline's Story: Why I left Pentecostalism - God always seemed just out of reach
	Pentecostal Subversion: Breaking Old Social Bonds - The isolation of Pentecostals from non-Pentecostal family and friends
	The Pentecostal Sulk - The superhero fantasies of the Pentecostal church