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...
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,...