SPIRITUAL GIFTS. The Holy Spirits manifests in the believer not only through speaking in tongues, but through other gifts as well, writes DORCUS MURUNGI. Back in the day, when there were few ...

She stood tall in the center of the church, right by the altar, with elegant poise and a high dose of faith, and with a voice laced with enthusiasm and self-assurance, she prompted the congregation ...

This type of speaking in tongues, glossolalia, is seen by modern Christians to be related to the practice of the earliest Christian churches as described by Paul in 1 Corinthians 12-14. Especially in ...

The Spirit’s descent at Pentecost is a model for diverse and distributed leadership. The modern church in the West has a suspicious relationship with power. When it serves our interests or protects ...

Once every year the Christian minister is confronted with the task of preaching a sermon on Pentecost. Barring happy exceptions, most ministers see themselves not so much confronted with a wonderful ...

SPEAKING in tongues and languages is a topic that causes serious schism in Christendom and religions and cults also want their voice to be heard. This is probably the penultimate offering in our ...

Today we commemorate the sending forth of the Holy Spirit to the first Christians, as promised by Christ. The Lord had gone up to heaven. But He promised the disciples that He would not leave them ...

When Alvaro Soares moved to the Boston area from Brazil in 1999, he found himself invited to a “Life in the Spirit” seminar at a local Catholic church — a meeting for prayer, worship, and discussion ...