Acts chapter 3 Nothing like a powerful experience to make you behave like an idiot. At the conclusion of Acts 2, once the Holy Spirit has descended, the fired-up disciples decide to form a commune. All goods shall be held in common…the Lord is coming soon! This does not work out. I led a college …
05 Fact-Checked Idiocy: REFLECTION Friday, April 24th Read More »
Acts chapter 2 Shavout was a Jewish Festival occurring on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan. This moveable feast celebrated the important harvesting of wheat, and, spiritually commemorated the giving of the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai. It was one of three pilgrim festivals during the course of the year, and …
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Acts 1: 12 – 26 We are a story telling species. Narratives are how we make sense of our own lives, the family and communities we inhabit, and of our place in the vast universe. The same night on which human beings discovered fire, I’d be willing to wager there were campfire stories. A circle …
03 I’ll Wager That: REFLECTION Wednesday, April 22nd Read More »
The Book of Acts 1: 3 – 11 In this opening section, Luke summarizes the apparitions of the Risen Lord, and how he presented himself to his disciples by many proofs, instructing them to wait in Jerusalem for the promised Holy Spirit. The disciples are coming to deepened understanding, yet their questions remain unchanged and …
