Pentecost BackgroundThe word Pentecost comes from the Greek word for “fiftieth” (pentecoste), because it is the fiftieth day (Greek, pentecoste hemera) after Easter Sunday (on the Christian calendar). This name came into use in the late Old Testament period and was inherited by the authors...
pentecost grid blog :: retro reading of acts 2 i said i'd take part in the pentecost grid blog :: but ended up visiting my new niece liza which was of course a wonderful thing to do on a day that celebrates birth (of the church). on the way back i suddenly remembered it was pen...