In the powerful lyrics found in Peter Gabriel’s ode to the Black South African, also named Stephen – Stephen Biko – who was killed during extreme interrogation in a jail cell during Apartheid, “You can blow out a candle / But you can’t blow out a fire / Once the flames begin to catch / The wind will blow it higher.”
In our post- resurrection, Apostolic context, the force behind the catching flames is the Holy Spirit. It is a dangerous proposition to those who wish to hold onto something that God is working to move away from!
