The violence of Pentecost and the peace of the Gospel

By Joe LaGuardia Its not everyday that I get to try a new hermenuetic on for size.  Hermenuetics is the study of interpretation.  Like scientists who can switch out microscope lenses to vary magnifications, we Bible geeks can swap out various interpretative lenses in order to read scripture differently. I stumbled upon a review by Tony JonesContinue reading “The violence of Pentecost and the peace of the Gospel”

The untamed Spirit

By Joe LaGuardia There is an old Buddhist tale of a farmer who was working in his field.  He looked up just in time to see a man riding a horse that was galloping  as fast as lightening. The rider and horse zipped by the field when the farmer asked, “Hey, where are you going?” The riderContinue reading “The untamed Spirit”