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About Stephen K. Ray
Stephen K. Ray was raised in a devout and loving Baptist family. His father was a deacon and Bible teacher, and Stephen was very involved in the Baptist Church as a teacher of Biblical studies. After an in-depth study of the writings of the Church Fathers, both Steve and his wife Janet converted to the Catholic Church. He is the host of the popular, award-winning film series on salvation history, The Footprints of God. Steve is also the author of several books, including the best-selling Crossing the Tiber, Genesis, and St. John's Gospel.
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Pentecost, the Church, and the 120 in the Upper Room

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Pentecost is affectionately referred to as the “birthday of the Church”. There is a clue in the biblical account of the gathering in the Upper Room (Acts 1:12ff) that helps us in better understanding the […]

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