Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
June 4, 1873: Charles F. Parham, founder of the Apostolic Faith movement and one of the founders of the modern Pentecostal movement, is born in Muscatine, Iowa. In 1900 he founded the Bethel Bible School, where speaking in tongues broke out—launching the Pentecostal movement (see issue 58: Pentecostalism).
June 4, 1948: The Far East Broadcasting Company, based in the Philippines and broadcasting across Asia, goes on-air with the staff singing “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name.”
America’s most churched demographic is slipping from religious life. We must go after them.
Since childhood, each hunting season out in God’s creation has healed wounds and deepened my faith.
The Irish band’s new album “FOLK!” proclaims joy after suffering.
News
Judge gives former billionaire Bill Hwang 18 years in prison for crimes that outweigh his “lifetime” of “charitable works.”
Public Theology Project
A bit of gallows humor can remind us that death does not have the final word.
News
The Brazilian founder of Bola de Neve Church, which attracted celebrities and catalyzed 500 congregations on six continents, faced accusations from family members and a former colleague.
Review
How a sincere but reserved Christianity influenced the life and literature of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
The new biopic from Angel Studios twists the theologian’s life and thought to make a political point.