spirit

Scot McKnight: Open to the Spirit

Scot McKnight: Open to the Spirit

Scot McKnight, Open to the Spirit: God in Us, God with Us, God Transforming Us (New York: Waterbrook, 2018), ISBN 9781601426345. New Testament scholar Scot McKnight is not your typical seminary professor with a doctorate from the University of Nottingham. Whereas many scholars focus on writing for the academy, or on technical commentaries for seminary-educated […]

Andrew Wilson: Spirit and Sacrament

Andrew Wilson: Spirit and Sacrament

Andrew Wilson, Spirit and Sacrament: An Invitation to Eucharismatic Worship (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 140 pages, ISBN 9780310534675. Andrew Wilson has written a highly readable, engaging volume seeking the integration of the streams that are regularly treated as contrastive: sacrament and Spirit. It is not that these are actually contrastive, but too many folks […]

Why Should We Speak in Tongues?

Why Should We Speak in Tongues?

This guest article by chaplain, editor, author, and speaker James Linzey presents biblical answers about why followers of Jesus should pray in tongues. See the note from the Editor below for more about the perspective of this article.   Why speak with tongues? There are many reasons for speaking in a spiritual language. Primarily, though, […]

The Holy Spirit: Examining the Grammar of Scripture

The Holy Spirit: Examining the Grammar of Scripture

Dale M. CoulterWhile I have argued that there is no trend to feminize God in the Church of God, there has been controversy over the way scripture uses the language of spirit, especially in reference to the Holy Spirit. There is confusion over how the l…

J. P. Moreland: A Simple Guide to Experience Miracles

J. P. Moreland: A Simple Guide to Experience Miracles

J.P. Moreland, A Simple Guide to Experience Miracles: Instruction and Inspiration for Living Supernaturally in Christ (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Reflective, 2021), 274 pages, ISBN 9780310124191. Why is a firm conviction in the ongoing reality, power, and love of God necessary for biblical Christianity? In this book, J. P. Moreland successfully presents principles, arguments, and […]

The Holy Spirit And Eschatology

The Holy Spirit And Eschatology

THE HOLY SPIRIT AND ESCHATOLOGY by J. Rodman Williams This article on “The Holy Spirit and Eschatology” was written by Melodyland School of Theology…