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Befriending the Spirit
Before the Pentecost event, Jesus reminds his followers that their work and comfort come are the same: relational and active and loving.
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More than a Show
Pentecost is a spectacle of power and grace. Our response to it can be shallow; which means we miss its true revolutionary message.
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Change as new witness—for Pentecost
In Pentecost, we have the opportunity to reflect on our own witness, and what role that practice has in our own life of faith.
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Witness is a participatory word
The word has its detractors. A lot of us have bad associations with it—in church or the courtroom. But it has a purpose worth noticing.
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Advocating Love
Jesus says that another advocate is coming — one that gives us the chance to live into our promise in the world.
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The Unseen Spirit
Wrestling with the presence of the Spirit as Jesus describes her in this week’s gospel is a challenge we often avoid.
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The Spirit’s Potential
This week’s gospel invites us to ask a deep question about faith and the Holy Spirit. What if she’s in us now?
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Living Trinity
The Trinity is hard. Understanding it. And living it. But that is precisely what Jesus is inviting us to work out.