by Mitch Randall | Jun 2, 2022 | Opinion
On the Christian liturgical calendar this Sunday, the global church will celebrate the Day of Pentecost. The Day of Pentecost can be found in the book of Acts (2:1-21) when the Holy Spirit swept into the lives of Jesus’ disciples, empowering them with the courage to...
by Kathleen Post | Feb 16, 2022 | Opinion
I was not expecting to meet the Holy Spirit when watching The Color Purple, but I am positive I did. “God is inside me and everyone else. That is or ever will be.” These were the words I heard sung over me at Bernard B. Jacobs Theater in New York City in the Summer of...
by Samuel Caraballo | Jun 30, 2020 | Opinion
The horrific death of George Floyd on May 25 preceded one of the most important events in the Christian liturgical calendar. Pentecost commemorates the beginning of God’s dealings with the church through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on 120 individuals...
by Amy L. Chilton and Steven R. Harmon | Jun 25, 2020 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from “Sources of Light: Resources for Baptist Churches Practicing Theology,” co-edited by Chilton and Harmon, which is a volume in the Perspectives on Baptist Identities series sponsored by the National Association of Baptist...
by Barrett Owen | May 29, 2020 | Opinion
Pentecost is here! It is the week we remember the events from Acts 2 when the Spirit-promised becomes the Spirit-provided. The story goes like this: Jesus ascends into heaven and his presence is replaced by the Holy Spirit when it descends like tongues of fire on all...
