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.”
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Weary of another conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, pastors and congregants weigh their options and find comfort in Psalm 91.
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Christians struggle to help displaced residents find shelter.
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Trump’s recent oil blockade exacerbated an already desperate situation in the Communist country.
Public Theology Project
“It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.”
The Russell Moore Show
The former Harper’s Magazine editor shares his journey from skeptical atheism to skeptical Christianity.
Trump rightly campaigned against “endless wars” and nation building in the Middle East. His war on Iran is likely to repeat those very errors.
Two theologians and a psychologist on offering comfort for those in pain.