by jakeowensby | May 26, 2023 | Holy Spirit, John 7:37-39
A crowd of camo-clad men and women were gathering around a grave. The mourners were wearing camouflage gear to pay tribute to the deceased. Like lots of people in Louisiana, the man had apparently been an avid hunter. A couple of weeks later I took a peek at the newly...
by jakeowensby | Apr 28, 2023 | Discernment, Holy Spirit, John 10:1-10, Spirit of Truth
Eleanor Longden started hearing voices in her second term studying psychology at the University of Leeds. Initially, a single speaker flatly narrated the normal things she happened to be doing:[1] “She is going to a lecture.” “She is leaving the building.” The voice...
by jakeowensby | Apr 29, 2016 | 6 Easter C, Body of Christ, Holy Spirit, Jesus Movement, John 14:23-29
Listen to Audio When our oldest son Andrew was about three, he loved climbing things. Ladders, trellises, trees. They all beckoned him to clamber up toward the roof or the sky. In the house, we found Andrew mounting our coffee table and leaping off. Not wanting him to...
by jakeowensby | May 20, 2013 | Community, Holy Spirit, Truth
On the Feast of Pentecost we celebrate the birth of the Jesus-following community. I say “Jesus-following community” instead of Church because the word “Church” has come to be synonymous with organized religion in some circles. That is to say, when people identify...
by jakeowensby | May 28, 2012 | church, Friendship, Holy Spirit, Pentecost
Mark Zuckerberg designed Facebook to connect people. According to Facebook, I have literally hundreds of friends. Mind you, I have never met some of my friends. We have never exchanged a spoken word, shared a meal, gone to a movie together, or laid eyes on each...
by jakeowensby | Dec 12, 2011 | Holy Spirit
Do not quench the Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 5:19)In the children’s game Follow the Leader, you simply mimic what the leader does until it’s your turn to be the leader. It’s all external stuff.You wave your hands or stand on one foot or stick your finger in your ear...
