Living Bulwark Magazine • Pentecost / June 2025 • Volume 144
Receive the Holy Spirit and Be Filled With Boldness
Jesus breathed on [his disciples] and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’
John 20:22
When they had prayed … they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness.
Acts of the Apostles 4:31
FEATURES
- Pentecost – The Promise Fulfilled, by Carlos Alonso Vargas
- The Place of the Holy Spirit in the Life of Faith, from the Joint Commission of Churches in Turkey, edited by Arch Priest Fr. Drtad Uzunyan
- The Spirit of God Renews the Earth with Generous Gifts and Blessings, by Leo the Great
- Fanning the Flame of God’s Fire Within Us, by Tom Caballes
- Path to Unity through Love and Humility, by Sarah Williamson, and Unity in the Bond of Peace, by Mark Whitters
- Prayer for the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit, by St. Augustine, and Praise for the Work of the Holy Spirit, by St. Gregory of Narek
- “I Will Pour Out My Spirit Abundantly and Continuously,” A Prophetic Word by Bruce Yocum
COLUMNS, UPDATES and REFLECTIONS
- Broken Connections and Golden Threads – A Grandly Reflection by Mike Shaughnessy
- The Unprepared Grandparent, by Viliame Sotutu
- Prayer to the Holy Spirit, by Edith Stein
- The Diverse Ways of the Holy Spirit, by a 4th century Christian preacher
- Why the Nicene Creed Matters Greatly for All Christians: A Very Brief Introduction, by Phillip Cary
- How Man Defeated Death & the Devil, by Patrick Henry Reardon
- First Fruits of Pentecost (Shavuot), by Don Schwager
- Some Resources on Life in the Spirit and Charismatic Gifts