Ḥag Shavuot/Pentecost (“Festival of the Weeks”) was originally an agricultural festival, marking the beginning of the wheat harvest.
Paul talks a lot about sin in this passage. We don’t like to talk about sin because it smacks of judgment, and we don’t like to be judged.
This passage made me think of two book titles. You’re Not the Boss of Me: Brat-proofing Your Four- to Twelve-Year-Old Child and Just Tell Me What to Say.
How can anyone ever be truly dead to sin? That is a question that has plagued Christians ever since Jesus said, “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect,” Matthew 5:48 which is part of the sermon on the Mount.
I really like Advent calendars, especially those that have treats like chocolate behind every little door.