speaking in tongues
The ‘gifts’ of Pentecost and Shavuot
By Kimberly Winston — May 16, 2018
(RNS) — This weekend marks the Christian holy day of Pentecost and the Jewish holy day Shavuot. Both involve 'gifts,' but not the kind that come with bows. Let us ’Splain ...
For SBC missionaries, the Baptist Faith and Message is the touchstone (COMMENTARY)
By David Platt — May 18, 2015
(RNS) Last week's vote to allow potential missionaries to speak in tongues addressed issues of candidates' qualifications, not the practical work of actual missionaries on the field.
Southern Baptists to open their ranks to missionaries who speak in tongues
By Greg Horton — May 14, 2015
(RNS) Allowing Southern Baptist missionaries to speak in tongues, or have what some SBC leaders call a “private prayer language,” speaks to the growing strength of Pentecostal churches in Africa, Asia and South America, where Southern Baptists are competing for converts.
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