But I will send you the Advocate—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me. John 15:26 NLT As we think about Pentecost this week, it’s helpful to think about the work of the Spirit in our lives as our advocate. Sometimes I find myself wishing…
In thinking about Pentecost this week, and the work of the Spirit, I remembered a word I learned a couple of years ago. Zephyr! It’s a gentle breeze. And in looking back at my notes, I found a few quotes that resonated with me. Caveat When the Holy Spirit was first poured out and the…
It’s Pentecost Sunday today, celebrated 50 days after Easter, commemorating the day that the Early Church received the promise of the Spirit as recorded in Acts 2. Pentecost promised in Joel “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream…
But I will send you the Advocate—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me. John 15:26 NLT As Jesus prepares for His death, He comforts the disciples. He tells them multiple times in the Upper Room discourse that He is going away but won’t leave…
As I continue to look at the Christmas story out of season, I am praying for understanding to see the story anew – to step back to see it with fresh eyes. My focus today is on Luke 2:22-40, about 40 days after the birth of Jesus. Mary and Joseph took the infant Jesus from…
Grief is the constellation of internal thoughts and feelings we have when someone we love dies. Think of grief as the container. It holds your thoughts, feelings, and images of your experience when someone you love dies. In other words, grief is the internal meaning given to the experience of loss. Mourning is when you…