pentecost

acts 2:2
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andrew wyeth
pentecost, 1989
tempera and pencil on panel
20 3/4 x 30 5/8
collection of the wyeth foundation for american art
painted on allen island, maine
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:originally named pentecost island by english explorer george weymouth who made landfall there on pentecost sunday, 1605:
[colby college has taken ownership and now shoulders stewardship of the island]
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chosen accompanying hymn
come, thou fount of every blessing
brigham young university
john 3:8
'the wind blows where it wishes.  you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes.  so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.'
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pentecost, photograph, peter ralston
story here; unfiltered version here

waymouth cross on pentecost island
1905
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