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.”
News
One pastor has canceled celebrations and will only reveal the location of the Christmas service last-minute.
CT reports on civil rights, the “death of God” theology, and an escalating conflict in Vietnam.
The Bulletin
Violence at Brown, and former Rep. Adam Kinzinger talks about Jan 6, courage, and global affairs.
The Holy Spirit is present throughout the Nativity story. So why is the third person of the Trinity often missing from our Christmas carols?
Lebanon’s civil war is a taboo subject. A group of Christians and Muslims is broaching it.
Review
Artistically, it’s ambitious. Narratively, it works. But it’s no “The Prince of Egypt.”
Christmastime comes with its own losses and longings. God understands them.