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Evangelicalism is in Such a Sad State that we have to Add Caveats to Talk about Miracles

Evangelicals cannot make up their mind about miracles. They typically affirm the “supernatural in theory but deny it in practice.” Although charismata’s scriptural precedent is acknowledged, many are persuaded that it “is not the essence of religion.” Billy Graham in 1966 Billy Graham, Evangelicalism’s chief architect, declared, “As we approach the end of the age … I believe we will …

Clearing the Smoke, Fanning the Flames: An Interview with Michael Brown

Pneuma Review speaks with Dr. Michael L. Brown about his story, Playing With Holy Fire, and encouraging the biblical use of spiritual gifts. PneumaReview.com: Briefly describe your own personal history in the Pentecostal/Charismatic church. Michael Brown: The Lord saved me in an Italian Pentecostal church in Queens, New York in 1971. That was my first introduction to the gospel, and …

Global Renewal Christianity: Latin America

Vinson Synan, Amos Yong, and Miguel Álvarez, eds., Global Renewal Christianity: Spirit-Empowered Movements—Past, Present, and Future, Volume 2: Latin America (Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2016), 544 pages, ISBN 9781629987675. Global Renewal Christianity: Latin America, provides a broad lens that not only captures the breath and the renewing influence of the Holy Spirit in the region, but also the historicity …