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 ...

Baptism in (or of) the Holy Spirit, in-filling of the Holy Spirit The primary experience in the pentecostal and charismatic movements, in which the believer receives spiritual gifts and empowerment, ...

(The Conversation) — Pentecostals agree on the importance of the Holy Spirit – but not necessarily on what it empowers them to do. (The Conversation) — In the wake of every election, political ...

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.Acts 2:4 THREE days before the devastating 1906 San Francisco earthquake, a different sort ...

A profile of Pentecostal Christianity, its history and increasing popularity, and Pentecostalist worshippers' customs of speaking in tongues, prayer cloths, healing by laying on of hands and rarely ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the fourth story in a five-part series titled "The Power of Prayer" that will break down the theology and practice of prayer in different religions. Today's installment examines ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

(USA Today) — Multiple baptisms aren't uncommon in the American South, where beliefs and practices vary widely, even within various Christian denominations. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (USA Today) — Forty years of ...

Pentecostal televangelist Paula White, center, prays before giving a sermon in Maryland in 2017. Mary F. Calvert For The Washington Post via Getty Images In the wake of every election, political ...