Today is Pentecost Sunday and, across the globe, Christians will be reflecting on a radical transformation that took place in the early church not long after Jesus had ascended into heaven, following his post resurrection ministry. The skinny on that story is found in the Bible in Acts 2:1-13 (and read around for the context and the powerful ripples that followed this splash in the pond).

On that day, among the supernatural signs that occured the most profound was perhaps the glossolalia – the gift of tongues. Whether the translation took place in individual speakers or in the ears of the listeners (as if I was speaking in English y usted era audiencia en espa