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Fruits and Gifts

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs the Bible moves from the Gospels (especially John) through Acts and into the Epistles (especially Romans, 1 Corinthians,…

Quicken Us, Lord!

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe “One Spirit” Bible Advocate was published a month ago. The “One Body” issue is coming in another month….

Spirit’s Cry

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to…

The Gospel of Restoration

Reading Time: 3 minutesRestore us, O God; cause Your face to shine, and we shall be saved! (Psalm 80:3). One of my favorite…

Our Constant Companion

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Holy Spirit is found throughout the Bible, but His role in the life of God’s people develops significantly…

The Day of Pentecost

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe weary travelers felt their hearts revive as they reached the Holy City. For a small-town villager, Jerusalem was…

12 Old Testament Promises and Prophecies of the Coming Holy Spirit

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNumbers 11:29 Psalm 143:10 Proverbs 1:23 Isaiah 11:1, 2 Isaiah 32:15 Isaiah 42:1-4 Isaiah 44:3, 4 Isaiah 59:16-21 Isaiah 61:1-3 Ezekiel 36:26, 27 Ezekiel 37:1-14 Joel 2:28, 29   These are a…

The Orchard

Reading Time: 6 minutesLet the bank take over and forget it. We can’t keep the place going. There’s no future here. It was…

From Faith to Faith

Reading Time: 5 minutesFor many years, when I thought about faith, I thought of it primarily in terms of my own faith,…

Sing a Hymn of Providence

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhere is history going? Do the details of our lives count as part of that history? Are our individual…