In order to be properly disposed to receive communion ... We pray that our common baptism and the action of the Holy Spirit in this Eucharist will draw us closer to one another and begin to ...

In the last lesson we understood from the Bible that Christians not only have the “indwelling of the Holy Spirit,” they also ...

"Christians are baptized 'in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit' [Mt 28:19.] Before receiving the sacrament, they respond to a three-part question when asked to confess ...

The baptism of the Holy Spirit represents a foundational work of God where believers are united with Christ and fellow ...

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

An ecclesiastical holy year is meant to have an influence, to give added meaning, to everything the Church does over the course of that year. The Jubilee of Hope is, therefore, like a fresh set of win ...