A Once Barren Woman and Her Miraculous Offspring
The Babylonian Captivity is a sad and complicated 70-year period of time in Israel’s history. During this period, Israel was overtaken...
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The Purpose of Miracles
God does not perform miracles solely or primarily for our pleasure. They are not generated solely or primarily for our immediate benefit....
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Nov 162 min read
Change on the Road to Damascus
After Paul met Jesus on the road to Damascus, his whole view of life radically changed. Prior to that meeting, Paul hated Christ , and he...
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Nov 82 min read
Why Was Paul Blinded on the Road to Damascus?
Luke opens Acts 9 with remarkably vivid language. He says that the unsaved Paul was breathing out threats and murder against those who...
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Nov 22 min read
Philip and the Eunuch
The Christian church in Ethiopia is without question among the oldest in the world. Its history as a formal ecclesiastical presence can...
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Oct 263 min read
Simon the Magician
After the stoning of Stephen, terrible persecution rose against the followers of Christ so that the church was scattered throughout the...
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Oct 192 min read
Garments of the Angry Mob
At the end of Acts 7 , Stephen is tragically and coldly murdered by the leaders of his own people when they stoned him to death after a...
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Oct 122 min read
Stephen's New Testament Insights on Moses
One very powerful benefit provided by the New Testament is that it offers for us a proper interpretation of the old one. Because...
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Oct 52 min read
The Laying on of Hands
During the infancy of the church, all believers willfully shared things in common. The resulting common supply was then redistributed to...
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Sep 212 min read
The Early Church: Unity and Division
Paul declares in Galatians 3:28 that there is neither Jew nor Greek, neither slave nor free, and that there is neither male nor female....
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Sep 142 min read
Abortion and the Image of God
Although most people may not be able to meaningfully articulate the reason why, we all inherently know that murder is a particularly...
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Sep 62 min read
Jealousy vs Wisdom: Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
When the spirit of God began to actively work through the apostles of the early church, he performed amazing miracles, signs and wonders...
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Aug 312 min read
What Angels Tell Us About God
When we think of angels, we tend to think of how beautiful they are, or how powerful they are, or even how frightening they are. They’re...
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Aug 233 min read
Deceit in the Midst of Worship
Excitement and victory jump from every page of the first four chapters of the book of Acts. In those chapters, you are almost...
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Aug 172 min read
The Clarity in Persecution
There is clarity in a group once it has been targeted for persecution. That clarity, in turn, becomes unity. The persecution of Peter...
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Aug 103 min read
Decisions in Light of the Evidence
When the power of God flowed through Peter to publicly heal a lame beggar, it also at the same time, supernaturally arranged the...
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Aug 33 min read
A Changing of Mind
Luke, who wrote the Gospel of Luke, but also gave us The Book of Acts, was a great documentarian who captured for us important details in...
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Jul 252 min read
The Unimaginative History of Luke
H.L. Mencken, the supposed atheist, arguably anti-Christian, certainly controversial, but often brilliant early 20th century American...
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Jul 182 min read
Accepting Truth Will Cut Your Heart -- and Set You Free!
In John 8:31-59, Jesus provoked some palpable tension in the midst of Jewish religious leaders when he shed light on some uncomfortable...
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Jul 132 min read
A Spirit of Courage and Boldness
At Pentecost, God reversed the curse placed on humanity at Babel. Because of hubris and sin at Babel, God splintered humanity into...
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