We've come to the end of Acts, and what an ending it is. The trajectory of this book has been toward Rome from the beginning. Jesus said the news of his name would spread to the "ends of the earth." Not one apostle could have...
As Christians, we often set our hearts on things that God has not promised while failing to take heart in what he has promised. It is important for us to know what God has, and has not, promised. Once we see the great and enduring...
"Arise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose...
When I was learning how to read the Bible someone told me to look for words in a passage that are repeated. Repeated words are a clue to the message being communicated. I have found this hint to be helpful. As I've read through Acts 22...
If you read much about the conversion of people to Jesus Christ you start to see a simple, yet profound, pattern. A person is headed in one direction, he encounters Christ, and the impact is so great that his life is fundamentally redirected. We know...
We often view the city as a place of political, cultural, and economic power struggles. We know this is the case. But the book of Acts shows us that there is a more fundamental struggle going on. This is the struggle between light and darkness,...
When the Apostle Paul was being opposed in the city of Corinth, the Lord came to him in a vision and promised him two things. First, the Lord promised Paul his presence. Second, the Lord said he had many people in the city who belong...
One of the problems with reading about the Apostle Paul in the book of Acts is that so few of us are like him. Of course, we are like him in some ways. He was, and we are, human. But in terms of giftedness, experience,...
Acts 16 is the record of the founding of the Christian church in Philippi, today Filippoi, Greece. What's interesting about this account is that Luke the writer gives us a picture of God's grace in the conversion of three individuals. Many people came to faith...
So much of what we argue and divide over is simply not worth it. Over the years I've seen friendships and families separate over issues that could have been worked out or overlooked. I've seen churches experience deep divisions because members and leaders thought their...
