Strange Fire, Holy Fire: Exploring the Highs and Lows of Your Charismatic Experience

by Michael J. Klassen

Raised in the independent charismatic movement, pastor and writer Michael J. Klassen walks readers through issues and experiences common to most charismatics. These include speaking in tongues, spiritual power, authority, personal prophecy, and much more. Providing an honest and fair assessment of the movement's strengths and weaknesses, he helps readers separate the wheat from the chaff of their experiences--keeping the good and letting go of any disappointment, frustration, or pain.

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Justin Nichols · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.6/5 - Terrific book! Even better than I thought it’d be. Michael treated some potentially controversial/contentious topics maturely and scripturally, avoiding the denomination solidarity game that folks unfortunately turn to far too often. Awesome voice from the author, and excellent content. Pretty thorough too, in covering most bases. Really good points, especially in the final thought regarding charismatics and non-charismatics becoming almost indistinguishable from one another... rather seeking out and emphasizing oneness and togetherness in Christ over the tertiary differences in theology and worship styles. Nicely done, Mr Klassen. Definitely recommend.

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book to be very helpful. I have had several experiences recently that have opened me up to a bit of the world of charismatics and Pentecostals. There have many great things that have come from this but several questions as well. This book has helped me put my finger on some of the things I had been feeling about the charismatic movement. I found the author to be balanced and fair in his assessments and he used plenty of Scripture to back that up.