My latest publication is an essay on "Pentecostals and Public Health." This essay is featured in an edited volume on North America as part of the Brill Encyclopedia of Global Pentecostalism Supplement Series. The essay focuses on how Pentecostals responded to various aspects of public health. The essay was a continuation of work I had already … Continue reading Pentecostals and Public Health- A New Essay
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2021: Hope vs. Optimism
I think we are all hoping for 2021 to be better than 2020. Not that God hasn't been good this year. He certainly has and I know I have a lot to be thankful for. But for most of us, we have been hanging on to just get through this year in hopes of a … Continue reading 2021: Hope vs. Optimism
Why You Don’t Have to Worry About the Mark of the Beast
In times like these, many Christians look to end times prophecy voices to try to make sense of world in which we live. This is illustrated in the shortage of coins in America in July, which has predictably triggered a new wave of speculation that this may be the signs of a new cashless society … Continue reading Why You Don’t Have to Worry About the Mark of the Beast
Aimee Semple McPherson and the Spanish Influenza In Tulsa
In conducting my earlier research on Pentecostals and the Spanish Flu in 1918-1919 (that has since gone viral around the world through Influence Magazine ), I had wondered if there was anything about the epidemic tied to Tulsa. At that point, my searches had come up empty. However, I decided to look back on some … Continue reading Aimee Semple McPherson and the Spanish Influenza In Tulsa
How Pentecostals Responded to the 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic
(Note: This blog was also published in Influence Magazine and can be viewed on their website https://influencemagazine.com) Hear a podcast about this topic with Steve Strang of Charisma Magazine. Right now the whole world is feeling the effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic. It seems like every institution in our society is closing down to protect … Continue reading How Pentecostals Responded to the 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic
Daniel D. Isgrigg 