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Pentecost

The Fires of Pentecost

Pentecost Sunday. Our world certainly looks differently than last week, doesn’t it? Not only have 100,000+ lives been lost to Covid-19 but yet again another unarmed black man in Minnesota has died because a police officer had his knee on his neck. If your social media feed is anything like mine, it’s full of rage, …

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The Day God Made Church

I am inspired by friends who dream big dreams and then have the perseverance to see them through. My friend, Rebekah is one of them! Currently she lives out her calling at Brick Presbyterian Church in the city of New York as the Associate Minister of Christian Education and Discipleship. Rebekah is also a wife to …

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I Suddenly Understood Spanish and other Pentecost Tales

A Sermon Preached at Farmdale Baptist Church, Sylvania, GA from Acts 2:1-21 with Genesis 11:1-9 Have you ever been in a situation where not everyone spoke English? Where you found yourself unable to understand somebody? I have more times than I can count. Over the past three years that Kevin has served as the President of …

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Pentecost Possibilites– J. Dana Trent

Today marks the final installment of my summer blog series on Pentecost with a fabulous word from my seminary classmate and friend, Dana .Dana has a powerful story to tell and I’m glad to have her words to share with you here.  If you’ve missed any of these posts, might I suggest catching up before …

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Pentecost Possibilities- Rebekah Hutto

Today, as our summer Thursdays “Pentecost Possibilities” series continues, I’m glad to introduce my friend and colleague, Rebekah Hutto to the blog. She’s a mother of Hannah Ruth as pictured to the left. Rebekah has allowed the Spirit to lead her to combine two of her favorite things– children’s books and the season of Pentecost …

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Pentecost Possibilities- Amy Hanson

Today, I’m glad to share the words of a fellow member of the RevGalBlog, Amy Hanson a ELCA (Lutheran) seminarian. She allowed me to repost this part of her Pentecost sermon from 2013 posted originally on her blog, Diary of a Contemplative. Amy suggests that when the Spirit comes it is not as much about …

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Pentecost Possibilities

My favorite Sunday of the year is hands down: Pentecost. I loved having a chance to preach it this year at this church. Who doesn’t love an excuse to wear red, adorn the church with colorful banners and have a birthday cake at coffee hour after worship?  And personally, I love having an excuse to …

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Imagine a New World: Pentecost

“Imaging a New World” Sermon Preached at Riverdale Presbyterian Church, Hyattsville, MD Acts 2:1-21 with Genesis 11:1-9 Can you remember the last time or anytime you were in an environment where you spoke a different language than everyone else? It could have been on an international trip either to the US for the first time …

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“Here is the World: beautiful and terrible things will happen. Do not be afraid.”
-Frederick Buechner

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