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Many see the controversial practice as a 'gift from God.' March 20, 2007— -- Speaking in tongues is a controversial practice to many Christians, but others consider it a gift from God. And many ...

NASHVILLE -- -- NASHVILLE -- The first time the Rev. Dwight McKissic ever spoke in tongues, he was a seminary student, praying on his knees in his dorm room. "Strange sounds begin to come out of my ...

FORT WORTH - A debate has intensified over whether Southern Baptists should approve of speaking in tongues as an expression of religious devotion following a sermon at Southwestern Baptist Theological ...

In Minneapolis last week, the 47-member American Lutheran Church Council voted to throw the Rev. A. Herbert Mjorud off the church’s evangelical staff. His offense was one that appalls, embarrasses and ...

The early Christians were much impressed by the phenomenon known as glossolalia (literally, “speaking with tongues”), which appeared at the first Pentecost: “And they were all filled with the Holy ...

The question Jesus asked the Jews about John the Baptist’s authority can well be asked about another matter, speaking in tongues: Is it from heaven or from men? Is it a manifestation of divine power ...

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 ...

I grew up with two languages, with my mind shifting back and forth. We spoke English at home because my parents wanted my sister and me to be proficient in the dominant idiom of this new country.