it made me question the term that the bible is inerrant and infallible. something i would never question. sort of dangerous territory, isn t it? to say the bible is not the word of god but is the word of man about god, as best as man has perceived god, is troubling. even for me to say it. i like to say it, you don t stand for something, you ll fall for anything. but if carlton was troubled, no sunday church-goer would have known. he kept it to himself. even as his ministry, his fame, his power continued to grow. every spring in the 90s, carlton put on huge revival meetings in the oral roberts navy center. he called them azusa conferences. that s the name the original pentecostal revival. at carlton s azusa great preachers and singers would compete for the chance to thrill as many as 40,000 people who packed the bleachers for a week,
some cruel, pre-modern imagination? my god, i m just getting started. i m just now starting to kick the devil out of my life and out of my home and out of my family. you re about to meet a man who came face to face with hell. was singed by that fire. did you have any idea before you began to speak what events you were going to set in motion? didn t have a clue. his name is carlton pearson and he still lives to tell his tale. but as you will shortly see, he may have lost everything. here is where our story unfolds. sunday morning in the christian churches of america, for carlton pearson s is a uniquely christian story. though it s great central question is one with which all people must struggle some day. maybe later, maybe sooner. what happens after? is it certain, ominous, real?