So! What are you teaching? Or, for that matter, what are you studying, that you'd like to see some story and commentary on?
Acts Wednesday: Chapter 24, Felix and Drusilla
Felix was well-known for the corruption and cruelty in his administration. His penchant for bribes led to an increase in crime during his rule, yet his response to ensuing feuds and uprisings was swift and tyrannical.
Acts Wednesday: Chapter 24, Governor Felix
When we pray โGod, please get me through this sufferingโ He will actually walk with us through the pain and get us to the other side.
A Liminal Space
This is the full Easter Sunday message for New Hope Chapel, delivered livestream April 12, 2020
Christ Is Risen, He Is Risen Indeed
Of the volumes of written material still around from that time period, no one, not even Josephus, tried to refute the eye-witness accounts of Jesusโ resurrection. The best they could come up with was to call it magic.
Minor Prophets: Joel and the Locusts
Fasting can bring breakthrough in the spiritual realm that will never happen any other way. So Joel called God's people together to fast and to pray.
“Strength of a Woman”
Book launches are among the many events that have had to be sidelined in the last couple of months, so I'd like to give a fellow author a shout-out for her new book. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0849LZ98D/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_OdZIEb4NKXBNT TAKE A LOOK INSIDE! You can see, she's got some big-name authors who have read her book and thinks it's pretty … Continue reading “Strength of a Woman”
Acts Wednesday: Chapter 23, Secret Escort to Caesarea
Itโs crazy how things work out though, isnโt it! Randomly (or was it?), Paulโs nephew caught wind of their nefarious plan, and got word into the tribune, who kept it on the downlow, fully intent on protecting Paul.
Acts Wednesday: Chapter 23, Paul Before the Sanhedrin
I think we expect God will either aspirin our circumstances (make it stop being uncomfortable) or sitcom our situation (fix it with a few laughs, a nice, pithy slogan or two, and move on).
As We Near the End of Acts
In just a few short weeks, probably the beginning of May, we'll finished reading Luke's account of Paul's ministry career. Luke wanted his friend Theophilus to have an accurate and reliable account of The Way's beginnings. From the birth of John the baptist, through the cross and onwards, Luke carefully researched every story, every quote, … Continue reading As We Near the End of Acts

