Seeing Red After Pentecost

Seeing Red After Pentecost

It is the season after Pentecost, but the North American church should not stop seeing red. Not “fighting mad” but a righteous anger in response to injustice is warranted. After an extensive report of the sexual misconduct of Southern Baptist Convention clergy, the...
Celebrating Pride and Pentecost in a Pub

Celebrating Pride and Pentecost in a Pub

I do not believe it was a coincidence that Pentecost Sunday fell on June 5 this year – the first Sunday during Pride month. Sister Simone Campbell says the Holy Spirit is alive and well and out causing mischief, and I am convinced the overlapping of Pride and...
Are We Witnessing a Modern-Day Pentecost?

Are We Witnessing a Modern-Day Pentecost?

On the Christian liturgical calendar this Sunday, the global church will celebrate the Day of Pentecost. The Day of Pentecost can be found in the book of Acts (2:1-21) when the Holy Spirit swept into the lives of Jesus’ disciples, empowering them with the courage to...
We Need a Return of Pentecostal Power

We Need a Return of Pentecostal Power

Easter is God’s resurrection moment; Pentecost is God’s resurrection movement. On Easter, God declares divine intention; on Pentecost, God deploys divine insurgents. On Easter, God announces the invasion; Pentecost is when God establishes a beachhead. At...