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On the ceiling, where the nave and transept intersect, there will be a depiction of the Holy Spirit as a dove with radiating light and flames.—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026 Although its primary teachings refer to the Bible, the Kimbanguist Church is distinguished by its veneration of Kimbangu as the Black embodiment of the Holy Spirit.—Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 God gives believers the Holy Spirit for discernment and the authority of Scripture for testing doctrine.—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026 By deploying them in a secular context, the podcast makes the argument that insight doesn’t have to be conveyed by the Holy Spirit, as the Carthusian monks would have believed, in order to be meaningful.—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Holy Spirit