William L. De Arteaga, Ph.D., is known internationally as a Christian historian and expert on revivals and the rebirth and renewal of the Christian healing movement. His major works include Quenching the Spirit: Discover the Real Spirit Behind the Charismatic Controversy (Creation House, 1992, 1996), Forgotten Power: The Significance of the Lord’s Supper in Revival (Zondervan, 2002), Agnes Sanford and Her Companions: The Assault on Cessationism and the Coming of the Charismatic Renewal (Wipf & Stock, 2015), and The Public Prayer Station: Taking Healing Prayer to the Streets and Evangelizing the Nones (Emeth Press, 2018). Bill pastored two Hispanic Anglican congregations in the Marietta, Georgia area, and is semi-retired. He continues in his healing, teaching and writing ministry and is the state chaplain of the Order of St. Luke, encouraging the ministry of healing in all Christian denominations. Facebook
Robert W. Graves, ed., The Kingdom Case against Cessationism: Embracing the Power of the Kingdom (Canton, GA: The Foundation for Pentecostal Scholarship, 2022) 240 pages. The editor, Robert W. Graves is a Pentecostal scholar and president of The Foundation for Pentecostal Scholarship. This non-profit encourages Pentecostal/Charismatic authors, with awards for excellent new works. Mr. Graves […]
The Charismatic Leaders Fellowship had their annual meeting at the Alleluia Covenant Community School in Augusta, Georgia, from Monday, Feb. 19 through Thursday, Feb. 22. This is the fourth time in a row that the group has met at Alleluia. Members of the community offers CLF participants free bed and breakfast and a glimpse into […]
The 2023 Charismatic Leaders Fellowship was held at the Alleluia covenant community in Augusta, Georgia, on February 20-23. That location has now become standard, as the families that make up this Christian community host us graciously with bed and breakfast at no cost. Charismatic leaders who have never attended the CLF should come if only […]
What’s been tickling your ears? Christian historian William De Arteaga argues that conspiracy theories undermine factual history and he offers practical advice to avoid falsehoods and grow in the truth. But I tell you that for every careless word that people speak, they will give an account of it on the Day of Judgment. – Matthew 12:36 (NASB) But what […]
Scott T. Kelso, Theological Violence in the 21st Century: The Eclipse of Ethics and Morality in Today’s World (New York: Boss Media, 2021), 184 pages, ISBN 9781633375079. In the Old Testament, we are shown how God sent prophets again and again to warn Israel of its impending destruction if it did not repent of its […]
This guest article is a chapter adapted from America in Danger, Left and Right: Biblical Analysis, Actions and Intercessions for the Current Crisis (2022), by William De Arteaga. To introduce his book and this chapter, William De Arteaga writes: America in Danger, Left and Right: Biblical Analysis, Actions and Intercessions for the Current Crisis, gives […]
This year’s Charismatic Leaders Fellowship met Monday, February 21st thru Thursday the 24th in Augusta, at the Alleluia Covenant Community. This was our fourth year in a row there.[1] It is a great place to have a meeting as the families of the Community host us for “bed and breakfast,” and the quality of the […]
On the Mountain with the Lord and His People. From June 27 to July 3, 2021, I had the joy of attending a CFO retreat at Shrine Mont, in the foothills of the Great North Mountain in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, a beautiful location. The CFOs (Camps Farthest Out) were established by Professor Glenn […]
Ryan Burge “Most ‘Nones’ Still Keep the Faith: When research looks beyond affiliation, the move away from religious institutions becomes more nuanced,” Christianity Today (February 24, 2021). This is an important article for pastors and especially for those involved in evangelization in America. The article is a distillation of Ryan Burge’s just published book, The […]
The 2021 Charismatic Leaders Fellowship (CLF) met on Feb. 22nd and 23rd in Augusta Georgia, at the Alleluia Community School. This was the third consecutive year the CLF has met there, much to the satisfaction of the participants. The Alleluia Covenant Community is well known for the spirit of generous hospitality it offers to […]
Here is another article by our guest columnist, the Rev. William De Arteaga, on the Trump presidency. This is a controversial topic. In the article published on February 13, De Arteaga argues that Trump has caused spiritual damage to Evangelical and charismatic Christianity in the USA and abroad. Quotations from “Trump: Satan’s Manchurian Candidate?” […]
Why So Many Evangelicals and Pentecostals Were Beguiled by False Prophecies about Trump and his Second Term This guest editorial by Christian historian William De Arteaga is a January 2021 update from his earlier article, “Donald Trump’s Presidency and False Prophecy.” Readers are invited to respond by including respectful comments on the article page. […]
Robert S. Smith, “Cultural Marxism: Imaginary Conspiracy or Revolutionary Reality?” Themelios, 44:3 (2019), pages 436-465. I cannot stress enough how important this article is. It should be read by anyone in a Christian leadership position. It is the finest article on the background to the takeover of the America university system by Marxists and radicals […]
This guest article by Christian historian William DeArteaga is calling Christians, particularly in the USA, to lay aside political differences and pray for the nation in which God has placed us. There is a sense a panic among some Evangelicals about the Biden-Harris election victory. We are in the midst now of a very […]
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