Something struck me this morning while reading in Acts 7-9 that I have not thought of before. God used Paul to advance the gospel while he was still Saul and persecuting the church. In Acts 7, during the story of the stoning of Steven, Luke writes, “And the witnesses laid down their garments at the […]
I want to begin periodically giving some book recommendations on my blog. Each week I’ll try and give 3-4 books, and provide a brief paragraph explaining why I am recommending the book. I hope you enjoy. C. S. LEWIS – A LIFE: ECCENTRIC GENIUS, RELUCTANT PROPHET
Preparing my Sunday school lesson last week reminded me of an old truth that I have always found fascinating. In Genesis 3:21 Moses writes, “And The Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skin and clothed them (ESV).”
In Acts 4:13, Luke writes, “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and preceived that they were uneducated common men, they were astonished, and recognized that they had been with Jesus (ESV).” When we examine this verse we need to notice three things. First, The counsel saw the boldness of Peter and […]
This morning while reading Acts 5 I was struck by verse 41. Beginning in verse 17 we read the story of the apostles being arrested because they are continuing to preach the gospel. Eventually they come before the counsel, are rebuked and beaten, and are released. Then in verse 41 Luke tells us, “Then they […]
This morning I have been meditating on the implications of being a son of the free woman as opposed to being a son of the slave woman. In Galatians 4:30-31 the apostle Paul writes, “but what does the Scripture say? ‘cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman […]
In Galatians 5:1 the Apostle Paul exhorts, “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” He is reminding his readers that through the gospel they have freedom from the bondage that comes with their sin and rebellion. His challenge is for them to not […]
I came across this story yesterday and wanted to comment. In belgium a pair of deaf twins were euthanized because they were facing a life of blindness. Commenting on their death, their doctor said, “It was a relief to see the end of their suffering.” Every year thousands of people in Belgium choose euthanasia. Most […]
In my daily devotions this year I’m spending one month in each of the shorter epistles. For the month of January I am reading Paul’s letter to the church at Galatia. I want to periodically post something that I come across in my reading that challenges me or that I find interesting. This morning I […]
In my daily Bible reading this morning I came across the passage in Revelation 3 where Christ rebukes the church at Ephesus for abandoning their first love. This passage is a good reminder for all of us to remain focused on what makes us christians.