God Talk

Some cultural observers are saying that it’s getting more difficult to talk about God. Perhaps this is because politics and religion have become entangled in ways that make one’s faith an uncomfortable topic of discussion for fear of causing offense. One way to talk about God is to talk about values, not dogma.

God talk can be difficult to get right, even among professionals.

A priest and a pastor from two local churches were standing by the side of the road holding up a sign that read, “The End Is Near! Turn yourself around before it’s too late!” They planned to hold up the sign to each passing car.

The first driver sped by and yelled, “Leave us alone you religious nuts!” From around the curve they heard screeching tires and a big splash.

“Do you think,” said one clergyman to the other, “we should change the sign to just say, ‘Bridge Out’?”

 

On the day of Pentecost, the church began to talk. And in a sense, they talked about the old bridge being out, but pointed the way to a new bridge, Jesus Christ.

In today’s Acts reading, we discover that the apostles “were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.” The international Jewish community in ...