Acts 19:1-7
Epiphany 1B
[…] fills them. The Ephesian Christians then speak in strange languages and speak messages from God. It all sounds, candidly, a lot like what happened on the first Pentecost. The Holy Spirit and baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus, after all, always somehow go together. Yet the link between baptism and the Spirit […]
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
Advent 3B
[…] interesting translation, given that the word “fire” doesn’t occur in the Greek. Paul really says, don’t quench the Spirit. But the presence of tongues of fire on Pentecost and Paul’s similar command in Romans 12:11 (“be aglow with the Spirit”) and Wesley’s famous words (“my heart was strangely warmed”), give us a powerful image […]
Psalm 22:19-28
Proper 7C
[…] normal believer. It reminds us that the normal Christian life can be very difficult. Following Christ isn’t easy, as our other readings for this sixth Sunday after Pentecost show us. The alternate Psalm selections (42 and 43) have been called “the Depressive Psalms,” because of the Psalmist’s repeated question. “Why are you so downcast, […]
Romans 8:12-17
Trinity Sunday B
[…] might pay close attention to what it says about the Spirit’s interaction and work with Jesus’ friends’ spirits. That’s certainly an appropriate focus during the season of Pentecost that the Church has just entered. The Spirit inspires Paul to use the term we translate as “Spirit” three times in this Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson and […]
Isaiah 6:1-8
Trinity Sunday B
[…] coaching them for a format (time, language, etc.) that would work well in your context. Comments, Observations and Questions: Call and Response In this series of post- Pentecost lectionary readings, preachers might choose to draw attention to God’s call and human response. If you want to do that, be prepared for a wide diversity […]
2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1
Proper 5B
[…] Bahasa Indonesian and English respectively. There is generally minimal visible unity among even the various followers of Jesus Christ who share the same worship space. But on Pentecost our three separate congregations came together to worship God. Our worship planner very carefully drew up a liturgy that contained songs, Scripture readings and other expressions […]
Acts 19:1-7
Epiphany 1B
[…] while I have no reason to doubt the authenticity of those who have received that gift, its lack in my life has been used by some well-meaning Pentecostal sisters and brothers to question whether I have the whole Trinity in me or just two-thirds of the Godhead. But I will say this: when in […]
Acts 3:12-19
Easter 3B
[…] right from the get-go! So what’s the big deal, people?” Well of course it was a big deal, and Peter was surely not so full of the Pentecostal flame that he himself could not feel at least a little giddy over what he was now able to do in Jesus’ name and by Jesus’ […]
Four Pages: Afraid and Silent
[…] at least passively to dismiss the work of God in other people in case they are not one of us. How easy to bracket out what the Pentecostals are doing, what the Catholics are doing, what God’s Spirit might be doing through . . . well, through fill-in-the-denominational blank. And so maybe, just maybe, […]
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