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.”
Holy indifference allows believers to release political anxiety and engage in constructive civic service.
Controversial excavation in Jerusalem reveals new links to the biblical record.
News
“Almost everybody has lost somebody, and quite a few people have lost very much.”
Silence from Scripture on new technologies and the ethical questions they raise is no excuse for silence from the church.
More believers from China and Taiwan are finding Eastern Christianity appealing. I sought to uncover why.
Public Theology Project
Believers can disagree on migration policies—but the Word of God should shape how we minister to vulnerable people.
Review
A new history of American apologetics from Daniel K. Williams offers careful detail, worthwhile lessons, and an ambitious, sprawling, rollicking narrative.
Faced with encouragement to lessen technology use, younger Christians with far-flung families wonder how to stay connected.