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Pentecost
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Contextualization and Scripture: Understanding the Nature of Cross-Cultural Communication
I asked my dear friend, neighbor, and missiology colleague at my former seminary, Samuel Escobar, where biblical studies…
Discerning the Spirit’s Voice by Engaging in Multiple Cultures
Why is it that bicultural Hellenist believers such as Stephen (theologically) and Philip (practically; Acts 6-8) were able…
Pentecost as a Reversal of Babel
Reading from the vantage point of Pentecost also means a cross-cultural, globally sensitive reading. Pentecost is for all…
Revival is Part of the Christian Life
If God poured out the Spirit on the day of Pentecost, then much of what we envision as…
The Empowerment of All Jesus’s Followers for Prophecy
Although building on what came before, Pentecost ushered in something new. The experience of Pentecost in Acts 2…
Pentecostals and Other Evangelicals: We Need Each Other
Perhaps Pentecostal emphasis on the Spirit could combine with evangelical emphasis on the Word. With enough humility, Pentecostals…
Understanding Spirit Hermeneutics
The experience of the Spirit that empowered the church on the day of Pentecost can and should dynamically…
Acts, session 7: Acts 1 and 2
1-hour free lecture on Acts 1-2, the introductory section of Acts:
What was the point of the wind, fire and tongues at Pentecost?–Acts 2:1-4
Signs at Pentecost (2:1-4). 5 minutes by Acts scholar Craig Keener. For 23 free lectures on Acts, see…
How tongues reversed Babel–1-minute video
How tongues on the day of Pentecost reversed the tower of Babel–Acts 2:5-11. 1 minute from Acts scholar…
Why did God scatter the peoples at Babel?—Genesis 11
(continued from the post about Peleg) Why did God scatter the peoples at the tower of Babel? He…