We’re Not Drunk

Scripture Readings: Acts 2:1-21; Philippians 4:4-7 When I was in high school, I made a few bucks working at McDonald’s. And when I say a few bucks, I really mean a few bucks. When I started working there, I was making around $4 an hour. So it didn’t...

It Takes Three

Scripture Reading: Acts 2:1-11 Way back in the Gospel of Mark, near the beginning, there was the story of John the Baptist. People flocked from all over the land to come to him to be baptized. They would come and meet him at the Jordan River where they would confess...

never alone

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4; Romans 8:18-39 Fire is an interesting phenomenon. Of course over the last few weeks we’ve seen plenty of fires in Cape Breton as fire departments have fought all kinds of grass fires lit by misguided people who thought it was fun to play...

Pentecost

Pentecost is a big day in the church. It’s the day God sent the Holy Spirit to his disciples. From there they began the church. In a way it’s the church’s birthday today. But as I think about it, I’m not sure I want to call it that. Birthdays...

The Promise to Come…

“The Promise To Come” Romans 8:22-27, John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 This is Pentecost Sunday, the day we celebrate what became the birth of the church. The day when the Holy Spirit was unleashed on the disciples and Peter went out into the street to preach about Jesus...