Category Archives: Acts

I don’t hear, or read, the word “converted” used much anymore. Rarely, when giving their testimony, will someone say, “I was converted at such and such an age” or, “My conversion was brought about this and that.” We talk about … Continue reading →

I think if I was writing the book of Acts I would have just skipped this part. Things are on a role . . . gospel’s being preached . . . people are believing the word, being born again, and … Continue reading →

Reading the opening chapters of Acts you can sense the growing momentum of the early church. As the body of Christ is birthed . . . as it, through the apostles, bears witness of the resurrection of Christ . . … Continue reading →

There are brothers . . . and then there are brothers. There are those whom we are tied to through a bloodline . . . there are those who we are linked to through a common heritage . . . … Continue reading →

Paul was doing pretty well until he used the “G” word. He knew that going to Jerusalem was a risky proposition. He believed that the Spirit was leading him to return to the holy mount (Acts 20:23). Those around him … Continue reading →

I’ve mentioned before that for most of my Christian life I was attached to a evangelical tradition that uses words very carefully. They don’t go to church, they go to meeting . . . recognizing that the church is people … Continue reading →

The words are like an exclamation point to what has been a percolating undercurrent for me over the past several months. As I’ve been taking my high school class through Galatians . . . as I’ve been renewing my thinking … Continue reading →

It’s often said that the best defense is an offense. I’m guessing that isn’t exactly what Stephen was thinking as he stood before the high priest and his council . . . that Stephen wasn’t concerned with tactics. Nevertheless, full … Continue reading →

Technically, he was “hired” to distribute bread . . . ultimately, he displayed great faith and dispatched great wisdom. He responded to the call to “serve tables” . . . and was then used to do “great wonders and signs.” … Continue reading →

He was a man of reason among men beyond reason. His was the cooler head that prevailed. His was a voice of sound judgment above the voices of those who were filled with jealousy. And I wonder . . . … Continue reading →