A good friend and former pastor, Robert Francis, had a heart for God.  He epitomized the two basic tenets I’ve tried to follow in my life:  (1) Be filled with the Spirit and (2) have a childlike faith.  One of Robert’s most meaningful questions to me as I grew as a Christ-follower was, “If you…

In Acts Chapter 1, Jesus promises His apostles a baptizing with the Holy Spirit.  In 1 Corinthians, Paul tells the believers that they were all baptized by the Spirit.   What happened between Acts 1 and 1 Corinthians?  Acts 2!  It’s noted there that the Holy Spirit comes to indwell all believers and at that…