It is extraordinary what Luke squeezes into the opening verses of Acts – accounts of Ascension and Pentecost; descriptions of model church administration and life, and powerful (and effective) preaching – together with perhaps a joke (omitted from our reading this Sunday). Life in the Church is most certainly not boring. It is alive and […]
The Lectionary compilers were evidently attracted to the use of this psalm for the feast of Pentecost because of how it speaks of the positive work of the (Holy) Spirit and the consequences of the (potential?) withdrawal of the Spirit. The text, particularly when filleted down for the Lectionary, bears that interpretation but the ruah […]
Paul had all sorts of problems with the Church at Corinth! Factionalism manifested itself in all sorts of ways. Factionalism which turned people in on themselves and away from Christ. Spiritual pride afflicted some of those who possessed particular spiritual gifts – and used them to puff themselves up, rather than humbly, quietly, for the […]
