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The ornithological metaphor is usually traced back to Luke 3:22 when, at Jesus' baptism by John in the Jordan, we are told that "the holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove." ...

Say “Holy Spirit,” and most imagine a dove or tongues of fire gently descending. But the Celts envisioned something wilder: a goose in flight—honking across the sky, untamed and impossible ...

It is quite common for people to make observations about the role or meaning of the Holy Spirit based on aspects of the ...

The Holy Spirit might be called the “faceless God,” though we do not say that because it denigrates. We see the face as the portal to the soul, even if we sometimes fail to read what truly ...

They were baptised with the Holy Spirit and fire but Peter went ahead to baptise them with water. Heaven had put a seal, but Peter ignored it. We are told in Ephesians 1:13-14, “ ...

2023 Epiphany Dove Bearer carries family tradition and holy spirit BY Saundra Weathers Tampa UPDATED 9:35 AM ET Jan. 05, 2023 PUBLISHED 4:24 PM ET Jan. 04, 2023 PUBLISHED 4:24 PM EST Jan. 04, 2023 ...

The Holy Spirit Catholic Mission — which had the only Latin Mass in northern Nevada — was one of the structures destroyed when the Davis Fire ripped through Washoe Valley on Saturday. The ...

The same Spirit who overshadowed a young girl in Nazareth and created a holy thing inside her womb; the same Spirit who raised the girl’s son, the Word of God made flesh, to life 30 years later ...

They were baptised with the Holy Spirit and fire but Peter went ahead to baptise them with water. Heaven had put a seal, but Peter ignored it. We are told in Ephesians 1:13-14, “ ...

WASHOE VALLEY, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — The Holy Spirit Catholic Mission — which had the only Latin Mass in northern Nevada — was one of the structures destroyed when the Davis Fire ripped ...