I grew up with two languages, with my mind shifting back and forth. We spoke English at home because my parents wanted my sister and me to be proficient in the dominant idiom of this new country.

Many see the controversial practice as a 'gift from God.' March 20, 2007— -- Speaking in tongues is a controversial practice to many Christians, but others consider it a gift from God. And many ...

Speaking in tongues has long been seen as a spiritual mystery — but neuroscience is beginning to explain what’s really happening. Brain scans reveal unique patterns of language processing, control, ...

To most, speaking in tongues is an experience few and far between, but it was nothing unusual for the women’s prayer group pictured here. The phenomenon of talking in an unknown language, also known ...

I read novels in Spanish and listen to ’80s songs in Spanish. There are concepts and expressions that make sense to me only ...

The South African author J.M. Coetzee, now 85 years old, is renowned for his austere, intellectually rigorous novels such as “Disgrace” (1999) and “The Childhood of Jesus” (2013), and his scrupulous ...

The question Jesus asked the Jews about John the Baptist’s authority can well be asked about another matter, speaking in tongues: Is it from heaven or from men? Is it a manifestation of divine power ...

Many years ago, the son of a pastor I knew visited a tongues-speaking church out of curiosity. Members of the congregation would stand, supposedly speak in tongues, and immediately afterwards another ...

The actress, a devout Christian, calls speaking in tongues "a heavenly language" and "an act of worship" Michael Rowe/Getty Andra Day’s connection with God helped her performance in The Deliverance, ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The play opens with lives separating, with the four characters unable to grasp how ...