The Afterword

Tag: holy spirit

  • Pentecost – Acts 2:1-21

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    Three times a yearthe scattered people gathered—Passover,Pentecost,Booths. They came by the old roads,by memory,by moonlight,by the calendar of God. Jerusalem filledwith accents,dust,old prayers,the smell of harvest,the ache of distance. Fifty days. Seven sevensand one more,as though time itselfhad been waitingfor something to overflow. The grain was gathered in.The nations were gathered in.And hidden in an…

  • The Spirit, Our Helper – John 14:15-27

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    Not a shadow, not an “it,”but the living breath of God,the third person—to be worshipped, adored, obeyed. If you belong to Christ,you are not waiting for a top-up,no half measure,no trickle-down of holiness.You have all of Him.But does He have all of you? Where He is,there is life,growth,faithfulness.Not dead religion,not tame or sleepy faith. Jesus…