Trusting the Spirit, Not the Speaker
On February 8, 2023, Zach Meerkreebs preached at the chapel service at Asbury University. He believed the sermon was a bomb, and he said so
On February 8, 2023, Zach Meerkreebs preached at the chapel service at Asbury University. He believed the sermon was a bomb, and he said so
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Trying to describe the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer has taken several forms in modern theology. A common image
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It’s very difficult—even dangerous—to attempt rescuing a drowning person. The individual being rescued can be a danger to the rescuer for a variety of reasons:
Have you ever met your hero? Maybe it was the chance to meet a famous athlete you’ve looked up to, like Tom Brady or Michael
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“Hello darkness my old friend”; these are the opening lyrics to the song “TheSound of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel (1965) and the band Disturbed’sGrammy–award-winning
The podcast Radiolab featured a story about competitive bikepacking, a sport inwhich participants must backpack on a bike, across hundreds of miles, while inisolation from
In chemistry, there are catalysts. They are defined as “any substance that increases the rate of a reaction without itself being consumed” (Britannica, s.v. “catalyst,”
The Star Wars story Andor (2022–, Disney+) follows the budding resistance to the galactic empire. The characters are not perfect. They are rebels. In season
“In The Little Flowers of St. Francis a delightful story is told about how Francis taught Brother Leo the meaning of perfect joy. As the
The unity displayed by the persons of the Trinity is described as homoousios. This word was first used to describe the Trinity by the Council
Before 1930, Joseph Babalola was a young road builder in Nigeria. Then the Holy Spirit came over him. He found himself unable to sleep for
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The Spirit sometimes convicts Christians toward repentance through our pangs of conscience, similar to the Christmas bells in The Polar Express (directed by Robert Zemeckis [Castle Rock
One way to look at the mutual indwelling of the Trinity is to think of the Trinity as being in an eternal dance—a dance that
“The things in your house work because of electricity. Electricity is an invisible power that gives you visible privileges. It turns the lights on, turns
“Dr. Handley Moule, the great Anglican bishop of a past generation, used to say: ‘The difference between someone who is quenching the Spirit and someone