That said, I think you will be encouraged to grow, study, and meditate by the writings of these women.

http://everydaymusings.blogspot.com/
http://whilinawaythehours.blogspot.com/
http://theupwardcall.blogspot.com/
http://hiraeth.squarespace.com/

And the part of my blog that ISN’T about flossing more (yes, something I’m working on *wink*) is Theology for Girls:
http://www.tulipgirl.com/mt/archives/cat_theology_for_girls.html

You mention that you opened up to the miraculous 25+ years ago. That is certainly good, but you can be open to miraculous things without having to endorse a specific gift. For example, God heals, but it does not have to be through someone having the “gift” of healing.

Actually the reverse of your experience can happen. My wife and sister-in-law both used to speak in tongues and prophesy with great (and sometimes quite incredible) accuracy. Yet ever since we studied the cessationist biblical position they quit doing it without anybody forcing them to quit! Never again did they speak in tongues or prophesy and have maintained and increased their christian vitality, love for the Lord and the Scriptures.

Thanks for your earlier comments. As the managing editor of this site, I’ll be the first to admit our blogroll isn’t perfect. It’s something that is still in transition — as we continue to add solid sites to the list, while weeding others out.

As you search for good theological blogs from a feminine perspective, you might try looking through the lists at Biblical Womanhood, Everyday Mommy (in the righthand side column), or even The League of Reformed Bloggers, of which blogs like SoloFemininity and Everyday Musings are a part.

Thanks again for your comment. I hope that helps.

- NB

My response was not intended as a correction or rebuke to you. Please forgive my ambiguity.

I was impressed by the investigative work you did, by your humble spirit, and by the validity of your observations.

Take care.

Just a word of consolation……..

You do not have to apologize, for it is your responsiblity before God as it is every man and woman who truly belongs to the Lord to diligently seek the Lord and His Truth. Not only should you fervently pursue it, but it should be the earnest desire of your heart to learn the deep truths of God. Remember you have the greatest teacher inside you and all you have to do is call upon Him and He will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you know not.

I John 2:27…….”But the anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is Truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him”.

I am a Reformed Charismatic and fully embrace the teaching that the gifts of the Spirit are still manifesting today. I am having trouble though accepting the idea that we can pray in tongues privately on a regular basis, I just don’t see that in the scripture at all. Not to mention the many professing Christians I’ve known in the past who prayed privately in tongues and then later on ended up being false converts who lived like devils.
I see that you believe you pray in tongues privately on a regular basis; I too used to do this (or so I thought), yet I was a false convert until recently when God gloriously and truly saved me. I’ve given an invitation on my blog site to anyone who can give me solid scriptural support for the practice of private prayer tongues. I am very interested in what you would have to say and I would greatly appreciate any information you have on this subject. I want you to know that my purpose here is not to argue or debate, I simply want to know that if the practice is biblical I want a peice of it. Like I said, my problem is I just don’t see it there, at least using proper interpretation. My site is http://www.cbeecher.blogspot.com. I hope to here from you soon.

Thanks for the insight good food for thought. Didn’t expect such a passionate answer but thanks!

I hope you know I was being sorta facetious w/ the Japanese and Prophecy thing

But right now, I’m split about the nature of gifts and if they are “on command” or not.

I think many people on both sides, wrongly parallel the Holy Spirit descending in Acts with the gift of tongues. Surely, I know you would agree, that you don’t control when where or how the Holy Spirit comes, but as you said he comes to you.

That’s the way we see it in Acts 2,10, and 19. However, the gift of tongues is different – it’s able to regulated. So, I think both sides push it with strict analogies.

I’m not fully decided on my position, but I am def. leaning towards the fact that the gift of tongues and prophecy can be “on command” to some extent and be a direct “at that moment” revelation from the Lord you are compelled to say. As I said those experiences in Acts 2, 10, and 19 are not the “2 or 3 at a time in church” sorta deal.

If someone knows a lot of this, please feel free to teach. I’ve been hearing mixed things from both sides on the issue.

-John

Hope this helps!