1.0The Spirit Lifehttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/thespiritlifeJ.L. Manning, DMinhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/thespiritlife/author/jmanning/Why The Spirit Life?rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0ByJBCxu6G"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thespiritlife/2024/01/why-the-spirit-life/">Why The Spirit Life?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thespiritlife/2024/01/why-the-spirit-life/embed/#?secret=0ByJBCxu6G" width="600" height="338" title="“Why The Spirit Life?” — The Spirit Life" data-secret="0ByJBCxu6G" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/2141/2023/12/Day-of-Pentecost-AI-780.jpg737737Pentecostalism, over the last century and into the 21st century, has been the fastest growing movement in Church history. While some are uncomfortable The Spirit Life column is dedicated to the deep dive into the Spirit-filled life, the Pentecostal life. After years of personal experience and extensive education, Dr. JL Manning continues to prioritize and grapple with the theological and biblical basis of Pentecostal, Charismatic, and Third-Wave theology.