based on Acts 2:1-13 Faithful God, You promised us a new beginning, a new way to be what you call us to be, an enduring presence that would allow us to realize yet-unknown possibilities. But we didn’t expect howling wind, purifying fire, a message adapted for all to understand in their own way. To beContinue reading “A Prayer in a Bewildered Crowd”
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Cause a Commotion
This past Sunday was Pentecost Sunday, the day when Christians remember the story in Acts 2 of the Holy Spirit whooshing around the disciples and causing them to speak in different languages so that everyone there can understand them. It’s a story of confusion and chaos as much as it is one of newfound empowermentContinue reading “Cause a Commotion”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 