Spring 2023

• PentecostalArchives.org

  I am excited to announce that a rich Pentecostal/charismatic resource has a new home at PentecostalArchives.org. What is this resource? The Consortium of Pentecostal Archives (CPA) has brought together the written history of numerous denominations, authors, and ministries into one open access portal. Here are serials ... Read More

• Asbury Outpouring Documentary

  There is a new documentary out about the outpouring of the Spirit that recently took place at Asbury University. The film is 52 minutes long and can be watched for free on Redeem TV. If you go to the link below just follow the buttons ... Read More

• Eviscerating History: Conspiracy Theories and their Consequences

  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 ... Read More

• A Consuming Fire

  During the month of May or June (depending on the calendar), Christians throughout the world celebrate “Pentecost Sunday” – a time of rejoicing and reflection on the mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon those who had assembled to receive power from on high. We ... Read More

• Charismatic Leaders Fellowship 2023

  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 ... Read More

• Paul Elbert: The Lukan Gift of the Holy Spirit

  Paul Elbert, The Lukan Gift of the Holy Spirit: Understanding Luke’s Expectations for Theophilus (Canton, GA: The Foundation for Pentecostal Scholarship, 2021), pages xv+147, ISBN 9798502689434. Elbert approaches Luke-Acts with two questions: (1) How does Luke expect Theophilus, the reader, to read his two-volume work ... Read More

• John R. Levison: The Holy Spirit before Christianity

  John R. Levison, The Holy Spirit before Christianity (Baylor University Press, 2019) The book consists of Acknowledgments, five chapters, thirteen excurses, varied notes, selected bibliography, and detailed indexes of subjects, ancient names, modern authors and ancient sources. Chapter titles include: “The Emergence of the Spirit: Recasting Exodus”, ... Read More

• Paul Palma: Grassroots Pentecostalism in Brazil and the United States

  Paul J. Palma, Grassroots Pentecostalism in Brazil and the United States: Migrations, Missions, and Mobility (Palgrave MacMillan, 2022) 417 pages, ISBN 9783031133701. In Grassroots Pentecostalism in Brazil and the United States: Migrations, Missions, and Mobility, Dr. Paul J. Palma presents a history of the major Pentecostal ... Read More

• Missions and Grassroots Pentecostalism: an interview with Paul Palma

  An interview with Dr. Paul J. Palma about his book, Grassroots Pentecostalism in Brazil and the United States: Migrations, Missions, and Mobility   PneumaReview.com: Will you please introduce us to your newest book? Paul Palma: This book offers an historical and comparative profile of classical Pentecostal movements in ... Read More

• J. Todd Billings: The End of the Christian Life

  J. Todd Billings, The End of the Christian Life: How Embracing Our Mortality Frees Us To Truly Live (Brazos, 2020) 239 pages, ISBN 9781587434204. Despite the fact that we, as mere fading mortals, go out of our way to not think about death, great works of ... Read More

• Spring 2023: Other Significant Articles

  Michael Austin Kamenicky, “The Dangers of Pentecostal Practice: On the Formative and Deformative Potential of Speaking in Tongues” Journal of Pentecostal Theology (February 27, 2023).   Philip Yancey, “The Rise and Fall and Rise of Jimmy Carter” Patheos (March 24, 2023).   John W. Kennedy, “Pentecostal Research 2.0” AGNews ... Read More

• Seminary Now with Craig Keener

  Have you ever read the Bible and not understood what you read? Have you ever wondered why? Have you found yourself wishing that you could better understand it? I would venture to guess that most, if not all, Christians would, to one degree or another, ... Read More

• Reflections on the 2023 Asbury Revival and its Implications for Pentecostal Christians

  Here we are post-pandemic, surprised and encouraged by a move of God in the campus of Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. The revival (or renewal as some call it) started on February 8, 2023, during the school’s chapel service and went on for fifteen days. ... Read More