On Second Thought “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.” —Acts 2:38 One danger of spending years around Scripture is that we can recognize its words before we allow them to reach our hearts. We know the passage, remember the sermon, andContinue reading “When Familiar Truth Starts Speaking Again”
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Pentecost Was Only the First Basket
DID YOU KNOW “And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” —Acts 2:4 Beginnings awaken something within us. A new ministry, friendship, school year, or opportunity carries an energy that can be difficult to sustain once the unfamiliar becomes ordinary. ActsContinue reading “Pentecost Was Only the First Basket”
The Fire of His Unchanging Presence
As the Day Begins “And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.” —Acts 2:3 Meditation Acts 2 presents a remarkable meeting between the eternal God and ordinary people. The One who exists beyond time entered their moment. The God who knows all things met eachContinue reading “The Fire of His Unchanging Presence”