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This summer I'm taking a class called "Research and Design," beginning the process of working on my thesis regarding Acts 2. One of the first decisions I made was that I would NOT try to make any linkage between what the New Testament called "speaking in tongues" in the first century and what people call "speaking in tongues" today. I don't think there's any valid scholarly way to make such a linkage, and my adviser agreed. I personally believe that what I do is genuine. I don't believe that means what WEIRWILLE did when he was teaching PFAL was genuine. I don't believe it negates the decision Raf has made about his own experience. I don't think whether or not a Christian speaks in tongues today can hamper the Spirit of God from working in or through that person. I think being honest with Him and with ourselves is one of the things God most wants us to do. Love, Steve

This reminds me of a joke. You've probably heard it, but... A hippie, the pilot, a priest, and Henry Kissinger were on a plane when the engine failed. As the plane was coming down, they all realized there were only 3 parachutes in it. The priest said, "I'm a man of God, so I should get one of the parachutes", and he put one on and jumped out. Then Henry Kissinger said, I'm a VIP in the US government AND I'm the most intelligent man in the world", and he put one on and jumped out. The pilot said, Who should get the last parachute"? The hippie said, "It doesn't matter; the most intelligent man in the world just jumped out of the plane with my backpack". No charge.

How big is the way now? Ohhhhhhhhhh... About 160 acres. :blink: