Day of Pentecost (Year A, RCL)

Many people assume that disability is bad for a person’s well-being. But historically we haven’t been very good at determining what’s bad for someone.

John’s account is quieter than Luke’s.

Have you ever tried to watch the wind? Good luck.

The early Black church understood that the church is not just a place for worship—it is a launching pad for liberation.

Some resurrection stories carry wounds we must not ignore.

To speak Black Church is to dwell in a world of metaphors about a God who is engaged in the lives of Black people.

Acts points us to a better communion, one that preserves and celebrates diversity.

Growing up bilingual primed me to see the gifts offered at Babel and Pentecost.

Holly Carey turns up the brightness on the most faithful disciples in the gospels: the women.

My life must be lived as a response to something beyond myself and my material needs.

Before Satan, there was the biblical sea monster Leviathan.

The Duke Chapel dean writes as if the Holy Spirit makes all the difference for faithful preaching—and anti-racism.

For Moses, besting old No-Name Pharaoh and His Eager Egyptians isn’t even the hardest part.

Jesus is no ghost; his breath reeks of resurrection.

Luke slows down to elaborate the diversity of the crowd—simply for the pleasure of it.

Five new books about Luke and Acts

Maybe we should see Pentecost as a celebration of land and labor in which the Holy Spirt is made known.