Jesus’s baptism showed us how the Holy Spirit can come upon any one of us. The life of Martin Luther King, Jr. reminds us that the Holy Spirit’s presence makes the powerful uncomfortable, and that controversy often follows it. In this time when we celebrate a memory of Dr. King that does not recall the… Continue reading All Baptists Together
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Didymus Thomas
Preached April 27, 2014 in Ankeny UCC by Rev. Nathan Willard Sermon Text: John 20:19–31 We see Thomas in a moment of pain, confusion, and weakness. For this, he has been judged by the west as “Doubting Thomas.” But his story was different in India, where his disciples were found by Vasco De Gama in… Continue reading Didymus Thomas