pentecost
When the Spirit Comes: New Creation and New Community
By Charlie Self
Christian mission, spirituality, and theology have been navigating between isolated individualism and coercive collectivism from the third century to the present.
Both the Old and New Testaments confirm the necessity of personal faith and repentance toward the Lord as a condition of divine favor and ultimate salvation. Yet an equal number of texts affirm participation in the community of God’s people, with an ethos of humility, love and service.
The Power of Pentecost in Vocation and Globalization
By Joseph Sunde
Given the dynamics of the information age and ever-accelerating globalization, humanity faces a wave of new opportunities and challenges when it comes to creating, collaborating, and consuming alongside those in vastly differing contexts.