“Now you’re speakin’ my language!” A phrase that indicates communication, and more than just on the verbal level. On Pentecost, the Holy Spirit is given to the apostles, who are…
Whether it is the disciples gathered in the upper room, the early Church struggling to survive in a hostile environment, or the followers of Christ today trying to cope in…
Paul faced a daunting challenge in preaching to skeptical Greek philosophers, and he uses logic to try and convince them…with mixed results. We face the same challenge, making God-in-Christ known…
Two disciples leave Jerusalem, going home to Emmaus, saddened about the death of Jesus, whom they had pinned such hopes on. Jesus walks with them, but they don’t recognize him.…
Sometimes a familiar Bible passage takes on a whole new meaning due to one’s circumstances. That is the case with today’s Gospel lesson. Our current situation, the “new normal” brought…
“More than ever, believers were added to the Lord, great numbers of both men and women.” [Acts 5:14]. Luke’s words seem to imply everything was easy in those early days;…
In the early church, Easter was celebrated every week—so much had changed with Christ’s resurrection that Sunday, the first day of the week, became the new Sabbath. “Christ is risen.…
[NO AUDIO] We Americans take our freedom of religion for granted; or, even worse, we declare ourselves a Christian nation and make things difficult for those of other faiths. The…
There was no ignoring the Holy Spirit on that first Pentecost. A rush of wind, tongues of flame, language barriers overcome. Today we celebrate the Holy Spirit among us—as an…
[No Sermon Audio] THEME OF THE DAY Today is the Day of Pentecost—the birthday of the Christian Church. A more descriptive name for it might be the Festival Day of…