Speaking in Tongues
I speak in tongues. There are many contexts where I have been reluctant to admit that. At times I didn’t have a very clear way of incorporating it into my broader understanding of theology. I have also not wanted to be associated with some of what I consider to be silliness that is associated with speaking in tongues or that seems to go along with some of the other teachings of people in my theological camp on this issue. And the people I otherwise associate with on theological issues typically aren’t the kind who speak in tongues. So it has been easier just to be quiet about it most of the time. But that inner rift has needed to be closed as I find ways to evaluate my worship practices and express what I believe about issues like this one. And speaking in tongues deserves robust theological reflection. I don’t intend in this short article to develop a comprehensive theology, but I do want to offer an outline of a view of speaking in tongues, particularly drawing on the way my own the...