On this Independence Weekend let’s celebrate TWO kinds of freedom! The freedom that Christ gives us is the greater of the two, actually, because it leads to abundant life, no matter our circumstances. That freedom is so startling and radical that for much of our...
Have you ever been on the receiving end of an elbow in your ribs, or a light kick under the table? These are some awkward ways we “nudge” each other sometimes. Did you know that the Holy Spirit does the same thing, although usually more gently? The Spirit...
We’ve been talking and singing together about the Pentecostal power of the Holy Spirit lately but it seems that most Christians have a somewhat awkward relationship with the Spirit. Is the Spirit a thing, a ghost, a cosmic force? What does the Spirit...
What a wonderful opportunity we’ve been given this year to see for ourselves that what we believe is really true… that we can actually live it in a time when the world seems topsy-turvy, as Rick McKinney put it last week. The life of the Spirit given at...
Fire frightens us and entices us, often at the same time. We saw fires burning on the TV news this past week. And this morning we speak of a biblical story in which the fire of the Spirit came down from heaven to dwell in the lives of disciples on a day called...
