Are the Miraculous Gifts Still for Today?
What if the question isn’t whether spiritual gifts exist—but why they were given in the first place?
In this episode of Honest Christian Conversations, I sit down with Chad Wagner, pastor of Excelsior Springs Church, to explore one of the most debated topics in modern Christianity: the purpose and duration of miraculous spiritual gifts.
Together, we examine the biblical and historical context surrounding gifts such as tongues and prophecy, and why some believe these signs were meant to serve a specific role during the early church. Chad walks us through Scripture, encouraging listeners to consider how God confirmed His Word, established the church's foundation, and why discernment remains essential today.
This conversation isn’t about dismissing spiritual passion or drawing quick conclusions. It’s about slowing down, returning to Scripture, and asking honest questions about how faith, experience, and biblical authority intersect.
Throughout the episode, we wrestle with questions many believers are already asking:
• What was the original purpose of miraculous gifts in Scripture?
• How do we test spiritual claims in a biblically faithful way?
• What does discernment look like in a culture driven by experience?
This episode invites listeners to stay grounded, thoughtful, and anchored in God’s Word—seeking truth not through emotion or trends, but through Scripture and faithful study.
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Ana is the host of the Honest Christian Conversations podcast and a prodigal saved by God’s unending grace.
She grew up in a legalistic Christian home where asking questions often felt wrong. In her early twenties, overwhelmed by confusion and hurt, she walked away from her faith. Yet even then, God’s love never stopped pursuing her. At thirty years old—and after a painful second divorce—He brought her back to himself, and she has never looked back.
As Ana returned to Christ, she began rebuilding her faith from the ground up and asked the questions she once feared to ask. Along that journey, she discovered inconsistencies, misplaced teachings, and even lies woven into the Christianity she grew up with. Instead of destroying her faith, this only deepened it. Out of that discovery, she founded Honest Christian Conversations. Ana's heart is to help others navigate the same tension she once lived with: wanting to know the real Jesus while sorting through the noise of deceptive teachings, spiritual manipulation, and “wolves in sheep’s clothing.”
Everything she creates flows from gratitude for the God who rescued her, restored her, and continues to shape her into who He intended her to be.
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