A Pentecostal reflection on Thomas C. Oden’s claim that the first Pentecost took place in the home of an African Jewish woman.

November 7

305 B.C.E.: Ptolemy, a Macedonian general who
had fought by the side of Alexander the Great, became King of Egypt.  Alexander’s empire broke into three parts
after his death.  Jerusalem and Judea
came under the sway of the Ptolemy…

I love this time of year! The weather can vary widely where I live in south-central Wisconsin. It could resemble anything from August to January. More often than not, however, late October offers fascinating reminders of the beauty of God’s creation. The sun glazes the fields as it rises at dawn and then again as […]

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November 4

1310: King Jaime II issued a royal decree
exempting Judah Bonseynor from all taxes to which the Aljama of Barcelona was
usually required to pay.  “The king also
ordered that neither Bonsenyor nor his children should be molested on acco…

OCTOBER
28

97: Emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to
adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor. Trajan would
not become Emperor until Nerva died in January of the following year. Trajan
will be remembered as the ruler…