Enjoying God Ministries

I received news today from Zondervan that the book, "Are Miraculous Gifts for Today? Four Views", has just gone through yet another printing and that the total number of books in print is now just shy of 28,000.

For those of you not familiar with this volume, it is one of 19 in the Counterpoint Series published by Zondervan. The book was released in 1996 and continues to be perhaps the most popular and helpful volume in addressing this issue now available. What makes it so unique, as is typical of the Counterpoint Series format, is that four distinctly different perspectives are represented: Richard Gaffin defends the Cessationist View, Robert Saucy defends the Open but Cautious View, Douglas Oss articulates the Pentecostal/Charismatic View, and yours truly argues for the Third Wave View. Each of us also responds to the other three, all of which is capped off by a concluding statement from each author.

One of the unique features that went into the production of this book was the so-called Authors Conference that took place just prior to the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in Philadelphia in November, 1995. The four authors, together with editor Wayne Grudem, spent two days (upwards of 18 hours total) in a hotel suite, hashing out the issues and addressing virtually every nuance of this theological debate. It was one of the most energetic and enlightening experiences in which I've ever been involved.

All this to say that if you have not yet obtained this book and worked through it, I strongly encourage you to do so. It is available directly from Zondervan, in bookstores everywhere, and also on my website, www.samstorms.com.