Why Pentecost ruined everything
I don’t know what those 120 people loved like before the upper room, or the 3,000 saved directly after, or the 2,000 that followed even after that. But I know that the story of Jesus and the presence of the Holy Spirit wrecked every plan they had for their life. For the worn out intellectual, they began learning from the disciples and teachers. For the hermit, they were called out of hiding and into rich community. For the greedy and close handed, their fingers were folded open and their viewpoint of possessions was completely flipped. The pessimist began to raise the corner of their...
