Pentecost is the miracle in which the Holy Spirit arrived on earth in spectacular fashion. Our spiritual ancestors experienced noise, wind, wildfire, and languages as they began speaking in their mother tongues. Pentecost is the occasion that’s often celebrated as the birthday of the church.

At the time of Pentecost, Jerusalem was full of people who believed God resided in the temple. They were there to worship God instead of trying to be in relationship with God. Unlike idols, who wanted slaves and demanded sacrifices, God asked for loyalty. But while God remained faithful to the people, they were revering idols and breaking the commandments.

When the early Hebrews built the tower of Babel to get as high as God, God responded by giving them different languages. As a result, they could no longer communiicate with each other to reach ...