| June 27, 2014 |
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I highly recommend Holy Fire for those interested in the Holy Spirit and in the operation of spiritual gifts today. I include both cessationists and continuationists. It may have special appeal for those of a Reformed background; however, it will likely be enlightening for other traditions also. It certainly applies to those who have been following the strange fire debate ignited by MacArthur’s diatribes. This text, however, isn’t primarily polemical. It’s biblical, practical, and pastoral—quite a good combination, I think, for such a difficult conversation. We should be grateful to Kendall for this helpful contribution.
Reviewed by Tony Richie
Further Reading:
Craig S. Keener’s review of Holy Fire
Mark Sandford’s review of Holy Fire
“Are Pentecostals offering Strange Fire?” The panel discussion at PneumaReview.com about John MacArthur’s Strange Fire
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Tags: fire, holy, kendall, reviewed, richie, tony
Category: Spirit, Spring 2014
About the Author: Tony Richie, D.Min, Ph.D., is missionary teacher at SEMISUD (Quito, Ecuador) and adjunct professor at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary (Cleveland, TN). Dr. Richie is an Ordained Bishop in the Church of God, and Senior Pastor at New Harvest in Knoxville, TN. He has served the Society for Pentecostal Studies as Ecumenical Studies Interest Group Leader and is currently Liaison to the Interfaith Relations Commission of the National Council of Churches (USA), and represents Pentecostals with Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation of the World Council of Churches and the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs. He is the author of Speaking by the Spirit: A Pentecostal Model for Interreligious Dialogue (Emeth Press, 2011) and Toward a Pentecostal Theology of Religions: Encountering Cornelius Today (CPT Press, 2013) as well as several journal articles and books chapters on Pentecostal theology and experience.
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