Day of Pentecost (Year C, RCL)
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God’s first worst enemy
Before Satan, there was the biblical sea monster Leviathan.
Luke Powery preaches through and beyond racism
The Duke Chapel dean writes as if the Holy Spirit makes all the difference for faithful preaching—and anti-racism.
Framing ethnicity (Acts 2:1-21)
Luke slows down to elaborate the diversity of the crowd—simply for the pleasure of it.
by Greg Carey
June 5, Pentecost C (John 14:8-17, 25-27)
The Spirit-driven tendency to undermine barriers goes all the way back to Peter and Paul.
by Greg Carey
May 23, Pentecost B (Acts 2:1–21)
Maybe we should see Pentecost as a celebration of land and labor in which the Holy Spirt is made known.
The righteousness of the prude and the righteousness of the lover
Martin Luther went looking for God—and found Christ on the cross.
In the beginning, God created difference
Theodore Hiebert’s deft reading elicits a fresh awareness of the legitimacy of the other in Genesis.
A playground bully, her victim, and their God
An incident in Germany reminded me who we all belong to.
by Kyle Rader
Ethical hacks for managing our adolescent technologies
Kate Ott looks at the moral implications of digital language.
The extinction of whales, birds, and other creatures that once praised God
God called all of them good. Humans are rapidly destroying them.
Pentecost, by Giorgio Vasari
Art selection and commentary by Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons
June 9, Pentecost C (John 14:8-17, 25-27)
Poor Philip just needs a little more from God. I know how he feels.
A playful romp with God
Growing up, I never heard a word about God laughing, joking, or doing anything for fun.
by Debie Thomas
Unconverted difference (Acts 2:1-21)
The Spirit affirms our differences, speaking in ways that each of us can understand—yet also drawing us together.
We need a Pentecost
Divisions mark our society—and our churches. What could possibly bring us together?
by Keri L. Day
The Babel story is about the dangers of uniformity
Forget the tower. The problem is that everyone "had the same words."
by Shai Held
Anxious about anxiety
How can we overcome our anxiety? And should we even try?