Understanding the Two Pentecosts

Understanding the Two Pentecosts

Having watched Jesus ascend into heaven, the disciples were commanded to wait in Jerusalem ‘for the promise of the Holy Spirit’. Israel’s annual 50-day countdown to Pentecost was to take on new meaning this year as the disciples – as well as the entire...
Pentecost: A Time of Giving

Pentecost: A Time of Giving

For many of us Pentecost is about God giving the Holy Spirit, but there is a context to Pentecost that is all about giving to God.Pentecost is a harvest feast, a time when the people made the long trek to Jerusalem, bearing with them a celebration offering to God,...