Geoffrey Holsclaw
We Must Wait Cover photo by Tom Morel on Unsplash In charismatic circles—especially around Pentecost—you’ll hear a lot about waiting on the Spirit. And of course this is a good thing. As “the wind blows where it pleases”, so too with the Spirit (John 3:8). We can’t control the Spirit. We only receive. We […]
Asking if Pentecost leads to democracy might sound like an odd question. But I really want to ask whether Christianity has a particular political-social form. In other words, is Christianity particularly suited for (or the cause of) Western Liberalism? Or, does the Spirit that animates Pentecost also animate democracy? Pentecost and Equality Some see Pentecost, […]
I often hear that in Pentecost the curse of Babel is reversed. But this is not true. Babel is overcome, but not reversed. The idea that Babel is reversed goes something like this. Because humanity, in its pride, sought to raise themselves to God’s level, God confused them with multiple languages and they were scattered. […]