Well Said, Steve

But the Holy Spirit descends as tongues of fire, and an amazing thing happens. The Spirit does not settle the long-standing struggle between the Jews and the Samaritans; nor is the Battle of the Believers settled between the Pharisees, Saduccees, the Essenes, or anybody else. Dogma was not decided, turf-wars were not terminated, barriers between social groups were not blown away.

But people whose language was completely undecipherable could suddenly understand each other. And the message they received was not one of doctrine, or of moral purity, or of condemnation and repentance for sinful behavior. It was a message of promise and of hope - delivered not by the established church, but by a ragtag ragamuffin-band of fisherman, tax collectors, untouchables and ne'er-do-wells. The Gospel delivery guy turns out to be none other than the former "No, trust me - I'm sure I don't know this Jesus fellow" guy, Mr. Championship Screw-Up himself, the apostle Peter.

Just as many others do, I blog in order to publicize my vision of the truth. Steve's reminder is a good one.

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[Steve F.]

Thank you, brother. So far, this is the best news of the day...

I blog because I can't not share what's in my heart; part of that is the hope of a church that will live and act differently. But I can't help a little surge of pleasure when someone else identifies with what I write. I'm just not that spiritual yet...

Thanks for the link.