Oct 11, 2026 · 44 min · 14 segments
Dr. Robert Godfrey joins Michael Horton and Bob Hiller to discuss the strange disappearance and mystery around Sister Aimee Semple McPherson, and what the fame of this pentecostal preacher tells us…
W. Robert GodfreyGuest
Michael HortonHost
Bob HillerHost
One of the things you point out is that she is sort of the epitome of what a- American Christianity has always been in terms of big personalities and weak institutions.
It's, it's fascinating to me, when she died in 1944, overdose of sleeping pills-
And, um, [laughs] when she died, the Foursquare Gospel movement as a whole had about 22,000 members-
Um, she was succeeded in the leadership of the movement by her son, Rolf McPherson, and, um, he was not a notable preacher.
One of the things you point out is that she is sort of the epitome of what a- American Christianity has always been in terms of big personalities and weak institutions.
It's, it's fascinating to me, when she died in 1944, overdose of sleeping pills-
And, um, [laughs] when she died, the Foursquare Gospel movement as a whole had about 22,000 members-
Um, she was succeeded in the leadership of the movement by her son, Rolf McPherson, and, um, he was not a notable preacher.
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