Pentecost and the revolutionary presencePentecost | Acts 2:1-21 and John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 The Holy Spirit sure knows how to make an entrance, doesn’t she? We’ve got: It is a grand spectacle and an incredible performance. She alerts everyone to the moment, draws their attention, and …
The Advocate
Disciples, Apostles, and Saints! In John’s gospel, Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit as “the Advocate;” a word with legal implications, just like the word witness. This isn’t an accident. But I don’t think we need to go so far as to see it in litigious terms, but in terms of social …
A Word: Live Differently
The sacred call to walk in loveEaster 7B | John 17:6-19 On Thursday, we celebrated the Ascension of Jesus—one of the seven principal feasts of the church—and the one in which we say goodbye to the physical Jesus. It is a fascinating feast, celebrated forty days after Easter Day. One of …