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Spirit (more)
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November 25, 2025 | 0 comments | View Post
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Wolfgang Vondey: The Scandal of Pentecost
Wolfgang Vondey, The Scandal of Pentecost: A Theology of the Public Church (New York: T&T Clark, 2024), 269 pages, ISBN 9780567712646. Here is a book that lingers in the mind like an unresolved chord. In the cacophony of modern theology,November 24, 2025 | 0 comments | View Post
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Living the Faith (more)
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Meditations on Holy Week
Greetings with Jesus’ joy! I hope your week has been wonderful. This week holds special significance as we delve into the theological meaning of Holy Week, which is central to the Christian faith. Jesus endured suffering, died, and triumphed overMarch 29, 2026 | 0 comments | View Post
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One-Sentence Sermons, compiled by Charles Carrin
Over the years I have collected bits of wisdom from different sources. I share a few of them with you. When known, authors are named. “There are none so enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free.” Johann WolfgangMarch 27, 2026 | 0 comments | View Post
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Ministry (more)
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Jackie Pullinger at Harvard
This year from March 26th through March 29th a gathering called Faith & Veritas 2026 was held at Harvard University. The official website for this conference (https://faithandveritas.law.harvard.edu/) says that the participants in this conference include: “Harvard alumni, faculty, chaplains, andMay 11, 2026 | 0 comments | View Post
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Baptists and Charismatics: How Wide Is the Divide?
In a time when division seems to define both culture and the church, it is worth asking a simple question: how wide is the divide between Baptists and Charismatics, really? The answer may surprise us. Despite long-standing stereotypes and theologicalApril 27, 2026 | 0 comments | View Post
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Church History (more)
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Paul Hattaway: Fujian: The Blessed Province
Paul Hattaway, Fujian: The Blessed Province (United Kingdom: Langham Global Library, 2025), 368 pages. ISBN-10:1786411326, ISBN-13:978-1786411327 This book is the latest release in Paul Hattaway’s “China Chronicles” series. Each book is published not only in English but also in Chinese,December 1, 2025 | 0 comments | View Post
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Tongues and Other Miraculous Gifts in the Second Through Nineteenth Centuries
In this five part series, Richard M. Riss presents evidence for the operation of the gifts of the Spirit throughout the Church Age. Part 1 (Fall 1998): From the Early Church to the 3rd Century Part 2 (Winter 1999):October 23, 2025 | 0 comments | View Post
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Biblical Studies (more)
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Revealing the Unseen Realm
Michael Heiser’s The Unseen Realm (2015) has generated significant interest in evangelical and broadly biblical-theological circles for its claim to recover a neglected “divine council” worldview as the organizing framework for reading Scripture. This review essay by Rick Wadholm JrApril 20, 2026 | 0 comments | View Post
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James Sire: Praying the Psalms of Jesus
James W. Sire, Praying the Psalms of Jesus (Downers Grove: IVP, 2007), 222 pages. James W. Sire (Ph.D., University of Missouri), formerly a senior editor at InterVarsity Press, is a frequent guest lecturer at colleges and universities in the UnitedMarch 13, 2026 | 0 comments | View Post
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In Depth (more)
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Veli-Matti Karkkainen: I Believe. Help My Unbelief!
Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, I Believe. Help My Unbelief! Christian Beliefs for a Religiously Pluralistic and Secular World (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2024), 456 pages, ISBN 9781725276673. There is a certain honesty in the title I Believe. Help My Unbelief! that immediately signals both theApril 13, 2026 | 0 comments | View Post
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The End of an Era? Does Skopos Theory Spell the End of the “Free vs. Literal” Paradigm?
Introduction While most discussion of Bible translations take place around the traditional “free vs. literal” debate, modern, non-Biblical translation theory has become suspicious of such easy dichotomies (e.g. Pym 1997: 39). Many translation scholars now tend to examine translations basedApril 12, 2026 | 0 comments | View Post
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Other Recent Articles
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Randy Frazee: The Connecting Church
Randy Frazee, The Connecting Church: Beyond Small Groups to Authentic Community (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001), 245 pages. Frazee’s book started off with three forewords; one by Larry Crabb, George Gallup Jr. and Dallas Willard. Its back cover contained words of praise from Willard, Ken Blanchard, J. I. Packer, Marshall Shelly and John C. Maxwell. I […]
November 22, 2025 | 0 comments | View Post
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Charles W. Fuller: The Trouble with “Truth through Personality”
Charles W. Fuller, The Trouble with “Truth through Personality”: Phillip Brooks, Incarnation, and the Evangelical Boundaries of Preaching (Eugene, Ore.: Wipf & Stock, 2010), 137 pages, ISBN 9781608994038. ‘Preaching is the bringing of truth through personality,’ stated Phillips Brooks, the former rector of Trinity Church in Boston and later Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts who lived […]
November 13, 2025 | 3 comments | View Post
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In the Midst: Biblical Hope and Suffering, an interview with Craig Keener
PneumaReview.com: What led you to write a book on the subject of suffering? Craig Keener: Seeing what dominates our culture’s interests reinforced my feeling that the church in the U.S. is largely unprepared for suffering. Although the Bible talks a lot about suffering, sometimes when it strikes people who have heard only messages about blessing, […]
November 11, 2025 | 0 comments | View Post
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Summer 2025: Other Significant Articles
In case you missed it: Nik Ripken, “Trauma and Tragedy on the Mission Field” NikRipken.com (September 19, 2023). “In this deeply personal episode, Nik Ripken reflects on his journey through trauma, health crises, and confronting deeply ingrained racism in his life and ministry. From growing up in a broken home to battling malaria on the […]
November 3, 2025 | 0 comments | View Post
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An Angel Saved My Life
It was an ordinary day and a familiar drive. I was in the very back of Mother’s 1959 Dodge Sierra station wagon observing the familiar sights that we routinely passed when we headed toward Naval Air Station Charleston. I was five years old and my favorite pastime was pointing out the make and model of […]
October 20, 2025 | 0 comments | View Post
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We Are United in Messiah
When we talk about our identity in Jesus, we often use terms that are singular and individualistic. “I am a child of God.” “My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and I am a member of the Body of Christ.” These are truths we need to be reminded of. However, we should […]
October 13, 2025 | 0 comments | View Post
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Do You Ever Wonder Why Things You Want Don’t Happen?
Have you ever wondered why some things you have asked God for never seem to come to pass?
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A Sober Word to the Charismatic Movement: an interview with Frank Viola
Raul Mock of The Pneuma Review recently interviewed bestselling author Frank Viola about his new book The Untold Story of the New Testament Church (2025) with Foreword by Craig Keener. Raul Mock: For PneumaReview.com readers that have not yet encountered you, please tell us about your spiritual journey and your ministry. Frank Viola: I’m […]
September 29, 2025 | 0 comments | View Post
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Preaching Points: 55 Tips for Improving Your Pulpit Ministry
Scott M. Gibson, ed., Preaching Points: 55 Tips for Improving Your Pulpit Ministry (Bellingham: Washington, Lexham Press, 2016), 123 pages, ISBN 9781683592082. No matter how many homiletic courses taken and sermons delivered, preachers are always looking to improve their sermons. Many times the pastor leaves the pulpit on Sunday and although many hours of prayer […]
September 15, 2025 | 0 comments | View Post
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How to Pray Effectively for New Believers
The most powerful discipleship method for new believers is prayer. We MUST pray for them so that they will be able to conform to the image of Christ. The Lord’s Church should be filled with individuals who are growing in their relationship with their Lord and Savior and experiencing spiritual growth. If the Church will […]
September 14, 2025 | 0 comments | View Post
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A Prayer in Remembrance of 911
Our Father, in whom is the fullness of light Instill within us the passion for liberty; Make us willing to learn to fight For the passion to lead your people to victory. Inspire us to seek deeper levels of understanding, Enlightened by Your Spirit of grace, Obedience to Your Will and Law notwithstanding, […]
September 11, 2025 | 0 comments | View Post
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Pentecostal Encounters with Suffering: an interview with Pamela F. Engelbert
From the publisher: What transpires when Classical Pentecostals pray for God to intervene amidst their suffering, but God does not? Traditionally, Classical Pentecostals center on encountering God as demonstrated through the relating of testimonies of their experiences with God. In seeking to contribute to a theology of suffering for Pentecostals, Pam Engelbert lifts up the […]
September 2, 2025 | 0 comments | View Post
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Three Books I am Excited About
I want to introduce to you three books that have just been published. I am excited about these books because I feel that each one, in a unique way, will make a significant contribution to the global church. Glen Menzies, Commentary on Romans First, my brother has produced an exceptional commentary on Romans (of […]
August 25, 2025 | 0 comments | View Post
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