The Day of Pentecost is two things. First, it is the birth of the Christian church. Admittedly, the church that began then was considerably different than the church we see now but they are connected in an unbroken chain. Second, it was a new manifestation of the Holy Spirit. It was a new manifestation, not…
I have never met a person who hates gifts. I have met a lot of people who don’t always like all the stuff around gift giving–the expectations, disappointments, forced gratitude–but the idea of “gift” is okay. We often don’t know what to do with gifts and that’s even more likely when we don’t see a…
There are always things curious people want to know. The most curious of people, namely toddlers, reportedly can ask up to 400 questions a day . . . this comes as no surprise to anyone who has cared for a toddler. Those of us who are no longer toddlers may not have as many questions…