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Pentecost for the Rest of Us

Last updated on: May 15, 2013 at 10:59 am   By Jack Levison

So what are we left with this ordinary Pentecost Sunday? Wait together, pray together, study together and, if the story holds true, even mainline Christians will have our Pentecost. This simple trio of practices can ignite us and our churches. And that, in the end, is the durable miracle of Pentecost. Read more

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2013-05-14T08:10:10-07:00

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After the Jelly Beans Are All Gone … Comes Pentecost

Last updated on: May 14, 2013 at 8:10 am   By Jack Levison

Utter abandon and utter clarity. What a thrill, to feel God so deeply and to communicate the truth so cogently. That is the magnificence we wouldn’t want to miss this Sunday, an otherwise ordinary day in the uncharted expanse of time between Easter and Christmas. Read more

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2013-05-09T14:59:08-07:00

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Welcome, Black and Blue Saints

Last updated on: May 9, 2013 at 2:59 pm   By Jack Levison

I’m writing for the survivors, scarred (scared, too) people who keep swimming, the relentlessly faithful, even the tentatively unfaithful. I’m writing for black and blue saints and other ill-at-ease searchers. If you’re one of them, welcome. I’m writing for you. Read more

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