Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Egalitarian, Genesis, WOmen, Women of the Bible

Pastor in Philippi: Lydia

It is through such stories as Lydia’s that the scriptures convey the dignity God settled on women in first century Palestine, and on Lydia. In keeping with the Lord’s example, the apostle Paul also conferred dignity on women and on Lydia when she hosted the first church in Europe in her home.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Acts

Acts Wednesday: Chapter 20, Macedonia Revisited

Embedded in these verses is a lot of information found elsewhere in the New Testament, but not here—Luke was actually summarizing Paul’s activities in order to get to the part of the story Luke wanted to tell: the story of Eutychus and the elders in Ephesus.