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In Acts chapter two Luke records the preaching of the first gospel sermon and the establishment of the Lord’s church. He also tells us that on that occasion some persons were enabled to speak in tongues a result of their being baptized with the Holy Spirit.
We want to consider two important questions concerning this event:
• who was speaking in tongues?
• exactly what was the nature of…
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I will tell you up front that this article was inspired by David Foster Wallace’s “This is Water” commencement address at Kenyon College in 2005. I will also disclose that if you listen to this speech, it does include some offensive (foul) language, so please use discretion.
The speech begins with an older fish passing by two younger fish and saying, “Morning boys, how’s the water?” The two younger fish just swim on by and look at each other and one says to the other, “What is water?” This illustration is an example of how people can take…
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Often, dissimilarity between people makes it difficult to interact without it feeling awkward and forced. When we interact with other Christians, we know that we have the most important thing in common – we are a part of the same body in Christ. But that is the “gimme” answer – simply knowing this does not make our relationships automatically natural or enjoyable. Having Jesus in common doesn’t make us similar to one another! After all, how similar is your eye to your foot? Your kidneys to your brain? Our relationships with one another are not based…
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MANNA FROM HEAVEN
(Jim McDonald)It is interesting to note that some of the subjects about which Jesus taught were based on the circumstances of the moment. In John, 4 Jesus was passing through Samaria and was weary. While His disciples went into the nearby village of Sychar to get food for them to eat, He sat by the well and waited for them. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus asked her for a drink and she, astonished that a Jewish…
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Opening old volumes can be breathtaking. You covertly anticipate the revelation of a mystery while being caught breathless from the must of time. But sacred, important wisdom is not often captured in only one place. Fact: God is evident everywhere we look. The rise of the sun, feeding life on the earth; harmonies of purpose in creatures sounding their call, even to a most essential bee, with the supportive community it builds. Life is a weave of creation and happenstance. Our eyes flutter in the morning, first, because His design is perfect. Stepping…
