Of the Trinity’s three persons, I sometimes feel most sorry for the Holy Spirit. Because, no thanks to human curiosity and thick-headedness, the Spirit always seems to be suffering from an identity crisis. It’s as if humanity harbors an insatiable desire to identify and personify the Spirit, yet none of those cravings ever seems toContinue reading “(he/she/they)”
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How Much More, Then
Since our fiery, razzle-dazzle remembrance of Pentecost last month, Scriptures have been speaking to biblical images and symbols of the Holy Spirit. First came water, with a full-throated invitation to abundant living from the Old Testament prophet Isaiah: “Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters. And you who have no money, come, buy andContinue reading “How Much More, Then”