I’m often reminded of (and mention here!) that old The Onion cartoon about the Trinity downsizing, laying off the Holy Spirit because of a lack of clarity on its role. It’s funny because it’s sadly true. Many Christians have only the vaguest idea about what the Holy Spirit does. Last year, I wrote a whole … Continue reading Life in Many Colours: A Reflection for Pentecost 2025
[I'm on vacation this week, so I thought I'd repost some of my favourite older posts for Pentecost. Enjoy this post from 2019.] The great promise of Christianity is that a fundamental change has come into the world. The “normal” ways of the world, whether conceived of as sin or fate or the writing of … Continue reading A Spirit of Freedom (A Reflection for Pentecost 2019) [Repost]
[I'm on vacation this week, so I thought I'd repost some of my favourite older posts for Pentecost. Enjoy this post from 2023.] The creation story in Genesis famously imagines the chaos out of which God creates life as being a fathomless ocean. Whatever else we might think about this story, it rightly places water … Continue reading Come, Drink: A Reflection for Pentecost 2023 [Repost]
Just in time for Pentecost Sunday, it's time to bring my historical survey about the Holy Spirit to a close with some theological affirmations and a call to action.
The creation story in Genesis famously imagines the chaos out of which God creates life as being a fathomless ocean. Whatever else we might think about this story, it rightly places water at the centre of the story of life. Life on our planet first developed in the water, and to this day, even the … Continue reading Come, Drink: A Reflection for Pentecost 2023
Matthew Root 