Critics have always pleaded with J. Lee Grady to quit his job at Charisma Magazine over the ‘differences’ Grady’s opinions are in reference to the quality and content of the ads published throughout each monthly issue of the magazine.

Many people that frequently posted in the old Charismamag phpBB forums or in the comments section of his “Fire in My Bones” columns have ‘called him out’ and called him a hypocrite throughout the years. If it wasn’t the argument that disagreeing with these word of faith leaders was ‘touching God’s anointed’; it was the observation of “How could Grady in good conscience continue working at Charisma Magazine when it appears that most of the ads were for mega conventions put on by the ‘pulpit pimps’ or for MLM products promising mega energy boosting?”

Now, I have to ask this question:

Critics (on both sides of the fence), Can You Cheer Now?

Why am I asking this question? Because over the weekend via Twitter, Grady in these two twitter posts

Rumors are swirling so let me clarify: Yes I stepped down as editor of Charisma but will keep writing as Contributing Editor.Will post more. 6:24 PM Dec 11th from mobile web

Here’s the full scoop on my career transition. Would appreciate your prayers. http://tinyurl.com/yeubr2t
5:36 PM Dec 12th from web

Has confirmed and linked to a statement on his own webpage that he is stepping down from being the editor of Charisma Magazine effective January 30, 2010 (to be replaced by Marcus Yoars) to take a lesser role of Contributing Editor still writing his famous and controversial column “Fire In My Bones” and also to become (in a part-time capacity), the editor of Experience Magazine (effective March 1, 2010), the official magazine of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church to the point where Grady is moving from Orlando back to his native Georgia.

Best wishes to you and your family in your future endeavors

And I mean that with sincerity, grace, and honesty; not in frivolous and trivial “corporate-speak” we are used to when an organization announces a staff change.

In a way, Grady will be leaving the building but in another way, Grady will not totally leave the magazine.

I have always appreciated many of the “Fire In My Bones” editorials (some I disagreed with) and hope that even though your role at Charisma is lessened, that you will still be able to speak with the same ‘outrage’ (and uncensored at that) when coming out and exposing many of the ‘abuses’ within the charismatic and pentecostal movement in future “Fire In My Bones” columns. Even though I have had disagreements in opinion over certain issues, I have a tremendous amount of respect for both what Grady has done in writing those columns and for also having to take the ‘undocumented heat’ he must have had to endure over the years in writing those columns.

To critics that ragged Grady for ‘touching God’s anointed’ wanting his exit from Charisma Magazine…

Can you cheer now since God must have moved ‘your enemy’ out of a major sphere of influence?

To critics that ragged Grady for continuing his employment years after beginning the exposing and asking the hard questions?

Can you cheer now since in your mindset, Grady has now ‘crossed the (your) line’ from being a ‘hypocrite’ to ’seeing the light’?

I’m not going to cheer. I’m going to pray to God to bless him even more to keep preaching the truth about the excesses and abuses that need to be exposed and sternly dealt with…