Monthly Archives: June 2018

“When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to … Continue reading →

  Billy Graham, in his book The Holy Spirit, recounts a story of a seminary student who asked a question about the inferiority of the Holy Spirit since it comes third. As we refer to the Holy Spirit, we usually … Continue reading →

The concept of the Holy Spirit as a self-conscious individual, a human entity inhabiting the earth; that idea gives me trouble. I expressed that in my previous post “Holy Spirit as Person.” Maybe the confusion that I have is just … Continue reading →

Pentecost is a day of celebration occurring fifty days after Easter. This year, it fell on May 20 and our pastor and choir director tried to give our church a representation of the Holy Spirit. A wind sound was piped … Continue reading →

Can you imagine what the disciples felt? Jesus knew His time was short and He wanted to tell them He had to leave them. And then He said this… “But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and … Continue reading →

Well here I am… Try as hard as I can, I have done it again. I start every day thinking about what I did yesterday, thinking about what I did wrong. Thinking about my sins. Wishing I had not done … Continue reading →

“And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they … Continue reading →

It’s moving day… This move does not require a U-Haul truck rental. You don’t have to call a moving company. You don’t even have to load up your car. Like a physical move, it requires a commitment. The idea is … Continue reading →

  I try not to get too personal in this blog; it is supposed to be dedicated to my thoughts about a book rather than my thoughts alone. My wife says “David, you have to get to an end with … Continue reading →

It was a minor dilemma. My son married a wonderful Colombian woman. So a few years ago, my wife and I had an opportunity to go to Colombia South America for Christmas. We did not know Spanish and we knew … Continue reading →