Most of us experience this when we go to another country (either for vacation or business). This is because the country we go to has another language that is not ours.
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I only speak two languages, Spanish and English, Spanish being my first language.
I can imagine the scene when the disciples celebrated the harvest/Pentecost.
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.
This passage, especially verse 7, “For whoever has died is freed from sin” always makes me think about the story of a man who watched his wife preparing a roast for the oven.
Remember the excitement about getting new clothes? Or the excitement of putting on a brand-new Halloween costume?