In just one event 1883, the volcano Krakatoa blew up with a sound heard 3,000 miles away, two-thirds of the island disappearing, ensuing tsunamis, and shock waves circling the earth 3 1/2 times. Now think of our sun (a medium-sized star), which dwarfs the earth. In just one second the energy radiated by the sun is greater than all energy consumed by mankind in history. Now think of billions of stars in our Milky Way galaxy, and billions of galaxies. How much power is there in God's creation? With this perspective, let us now consider the power of God's Holy Spirit.

W. Fred Crow

Pastor, United Church of God

Fred Crow is an elder with United Church of God; pastor of the Eureka and San Jose, California congregations. After 34 years, Fred retired from the aerospace industry in 2015. He and his wife Sue have two daughters and eight grandchildren. On the side, he wrote a newspaper column, taught scuba diving, was a published cartoonist; and he is a writer, photographer, and traveler.