SPIRITUAL GIFTS. The Holy Spirits manifests in the believer not only through speaking in tongues, but through other gifts as well, writes DORCUS MURUNGI. Back in the day, when there were few ...

This type of speaking in tongues, glossolalia, is seen by modern Christians to be related to the practice of the earliest Christian churches as described by Paul in 1 Corinthians 12-14. Especially in ...

Once every year the Christian minister is confronted with the task of preaching a sermon on Pentecost. Barring happy exceptions, most ministers see themselves not so much confronted with a wonderful ...

Sunday, May 15, is Pentecost Sunday. Mass Readings: Acts 2: 1-11; Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23 Today’s readings present a number of symbols of the Holy Spirit ...

LOS ANGELES – At Three Crosses Church, Pastor Ken Walters urges his parishioners to join him in song and scripture. The charismatic 58-year-old extends his arms skyward and belts out melodies praising ...

The Spirit’s descent at Pentecost is a model for diverse and distributed leadership. The modern church in the West has a suspicious relationship with power. When it serves our interests or protects ...

Nearly 50 years ago, an Episcopal priest shocked his listeners during a Palm Sunday sermon at St. Mark’s Church in Van Nuys, Calif. On April 3, 1960, the Rev. Dennis Bennett announced he had received ...

“Be hospitable to one another,” St. Peter encourages the faithful in 1 Peter 4:9. After years as a guest, I began looking for patterns that I saw in hospitable homes in which I felt welcomed, relaxed ...