Devlyn Brooks is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and serves Faith Lutheran Church in Wolverton, Minnesota.

Of all the great Christian feasts, none, with the exception of Easter and perhaps Christmas, has been and is more widely celebrated than Pentecost. The oldest of our festivals, just the ...

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The 381 Council of Constantinople solidified Trinitarian doctrine, affirmed the Holy Spirit’s divinity, and reshaped the ...

"The Holy Spirit is the invisible fullness of God that connects us to everything ... In his latest book, Fresh Oil, Holy Fire, New Wine: Living the Vibrant Holy Spirit-Filled Life, Rev. Rodriguez ...

This is confirmation season. While some of our candidates receive this great sacrament in the fall or winter, the vast ...

And what matters under your anointing is the Spirit of God that possesses you. “So let me tell you now, anybody who prays ‘Holy Ghost fire’ against his or her enemies, that person does not ...

I need the reminder to rest. To pause and remember that praying “Come, Holy Spirit” begins by stopping to draw breath, in order to ask God to breathe the Spirit into the church and the world.

God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us. God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us. O Living Bread, Who from Heaven descended, have mercy on us.