Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Speaking In Tongues Is Good For You!
Make this the year when you build yourself up by speaking in tongues
Paul says that he often spoke in tongues. The Bible tells us that when we speak in tongues we are strengthened. Now see what scientists have to say about it.
As reported on Breaking Christian News
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania took brain images of five women while they spoke in tongues and found that their frontal lobes were relatively quiet, as were the language centers. According to a recent N.Y. Times report, the regions involved in maintaining self-consciousness were active; the women were not in blind trances.
"The amazing thing was how the images supported people's interpretation of what was happening," said Dr. Andrew B. Newberg, leader of the study team. "The way they describe it, and what they believe, is that God is talking through them," he said.
Donna Morgan, a co-author of the study, was also a research subject. She is a born-again Christian who is quoted as saying the ability to speak in tongues is a gift. "You're aware of your surroundings," she said. "You're not really out of control. But you have no control over what's happening. You're just flowing. You're in a realm of peace and comfort, and it's a fantastic feeling."
Reporter Benedict Carey noted that "contrary to what may be a common perception, studies suggest that people who speak in tongues rarely suffer from mental problems. A recent study of nearly 1,000 evangelical Christians in England found that those who engaged in the practice were more emotionally stable than those who did not.
Researchers have identified at least two forms of the practice, one ecstatic and frenzied, the other subdued and nearly silent. The new findings contrasted sharply with images taken of other spiritually inspired mental states like meditation, which is often a highly focused mental exercise, activating the frontal lobes."
Benedict Carey/TN
Source: N.Y. Times
I speak in tongues when I'm driving or doing the ironing or alone in the kitchen cooking...
I encourage you to create a new habit of speaking often in tongues. See for yourself what the Bible has to say about it and plan to speak in tongues more than you do already.
If you don't yet speak in tongues
Paul says that he often spoke in tongues. The Bible tells us that when we speak in tongues we are strengthened. Now see what scientists have to say about it.
As reported on Breaking Christian News
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania took brain images of five women while they spoke in tongues and found that their frontal lobes were relatively quiet, as were the language centers. According to a recent N.Y. Times report, the regions involved in maintaining self-consciousness were active; the women were not in blind trances.
"The amazing thing was how the images supported people's interpretation of what was happening," said Dr. Andrew B. Newberg, leader of the study team. "The way they describe it, and what they believe, is that God is talking through them," he said.
Donna Morgan, a co-author of the study, was also a research subject. She is a born-again Christian who is quoted as saying the ability to speak in tongues is a gift. "You're aware of your surroundings," she said. "You're not really out of control. But you have no control over what's happening. You're just flowing. You're in a realm of peace and comfort, and it's a fantastic feeling."
Reporter Benedict Carey noted that "contrary to what may be a common perception, studies suggest that people who speak in tongues rarely suffer from mental problems. A recent study of nearly 1,000 evangelical Christians in England found that those who engaged in the practice were more emotionally stable than those who did not.
Researchers have identified at least two forms of the practice, one ecstatic and frenzied, the other subdued and nearly silent. The new findings contrasted sharply with images taken of other spiritually inspired mental states like meditation, which is often a highly focused mental exercise, activating the frontal lobes."
Benedict Carey/TN
Source: N.Y. Times
I speak in tongues when I'm driving or doing the ironing or alone in the kitchen cooking...
I encourage you to create a new habit of speaking often in tongues. See for yourself what the Bible has to say about it and plan to speak in tongues more than you do already.
If you don't yet speak in tongues
- Ask the Holy Spirit to impart the gift to you
- Get people who already speak in tongues to pray for you
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