Personal Website of Rich Tatum, first webmaster for the Assemblies of God, and recent webmaster for Christianity Today International. Has a good list of Pentecostal and Charismatic bloggers (GodBloggers) · http://tatumweb.com/blog/

From the page: "The Yearbook also records the continuing growth of Pentecostal, historic African American and other non-mainline churches in the U.S. Among the largest 25 churches in the U.S., the fastest growing are the Assemblies of God (increasing 1.81 · http://www.ncccusa.org/news/060330yearbook1.html

Interesting survey of Pentecostals, Charismatics, and Renewalists. It's hefty, but the executive summary, at least, is worth the read. I plan to blog it at some point after I've read the whole thing. · http://pewforum.org/surveys/pentecostal/

From the page: "Pentecostals need to seriously engage the sciences as Pentecostals, and need to be involved in the science and religion dialogue ... Pentecostal spirituality ... can yield unique insights for the broader science and religion dialogue. · http://www.calvin.edu/scs/scienceandspirit/

Among the consequences of Europe's abandonment of its religious roots and the [resulting] moral code is a plunge in birth rates to below the replacement level. ... Europe is "committing demographic suicide, systematically depopulating itself." · http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2006-01-08-faith-edit_x.htm

An excellent, balanced presentation of prosperity doctrine and it's major proponents today, and its opponents. Worth the read. · http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1533448-1,00.html

CTI reviews the direct-to-video movie featuring one of the most charismatic and controversial figureheads of the modern Pentecostal movement. From the review: "Rossi, who wrote and directed the 2001 Motion Picture Council Best Documentary winner Saving Si · http://www.christianitytoday.com/movies/reviews/aimeesemplemcpherson.html

One of the best and most comprehensive surveys of Scripture about Heaven every written, and very easily readable, now has a comprehensive summary provided by ChristianBookSummaries.com. (FREE) Download now! · http://www.christianbooksummaries.com/library/v3/cbs0313.pdf

From Charisma: "These 30 leaders certainly are not the only individuals who should be recognized by Charisma. (Our selections were culled from nominations submitted by leaders in charismatic and Pentecostal churches throughout the United States.) But we b · http://www.charismamag.com/display.php?id=11556

By Ravi Zacharias "Zacharias invites readers to follow him on this journey through his life and into the lives of others, and see how he has become more convinced with each year that Jesus Christ is the one who came to give us life to the fullest and to p · http://amazon.com/o/ASIN/0310259150/richtatumseclect/ref=nosim/

You think you have atheists nailed? Think again. See a handful of common stereotypes about atheists and read what at least one atheist actually thinks and believes. · http://wayofthemind.dehumanizer.com/2006/08/15/16-common-myths-about-atheists/

This is an important article examining the Islamic scriptures to find whether the violence is commanded or not. Read this article. · http://www.christianity.ca/faith/faith-and-thought/2006/08.002.html

Interesting way to show each state's religious breakdown. · http://www.usatoday.com/graphics/news/gra/gnoreligion/flash.htm

From Christianity.ca Review by Denyse O'Leary: "Editor Bobby Maddex, working under the Fellowship of St. James, which also produces the ecumenical thinkrag Touchstone, has tossed out the usual dull faith-and-science stuff. He has produced a magazine o · http://www.salvomag.com/

Francis S. Collins led the international Human Genome Project that mapped the 3.1 billion chemical base pairs in humanity's DNA. He now directs the U.S. government program on applying that information to medical treatments. ... his most complete argument · http://www.christianpost.com/article/20060722/23165.htm

Only four Shakers are left in the world, all living in southern Maine. But if they can't attract converts to their celibate lifestyle and this really is the end for them, they have a plan to ensure that their legacy lives on forever. · http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2006/07/23/the_last_ones_standing/?page=full

Dan's excellent take on the controversy surrounding "spiritual disciplines" as promoted by Quaker Richard J. Foster and Baptist prof. Dallas Willard. He puts his finger on the pulse of the controversy and finds a diseased heart. · http://www.dedelen.com/2006/02/horror-of-spiritual-disciplines.html