Over and over again, the Bible presents salvation as a free gift.  In fact, Paul specifically calls it a free gift in Romans 6:23 . Then,...

Almost everywhere Paul went, his actions highlighted the difference between the people of genuine reason, and the people of corrupted,...

One of the boys I knew as a lad had been gifted by God with musical ability. Because of this, his parents purchased him a guitar. His...

After Paul cast an evil spirit out of a slave girl who was being pimped by some local business leaders for the powers it gave her, he and...

When Paul cast a demonic spirit out of an annoying slave girl at Phillippi, the owners of the slave girl lost their hope for commercial...

A very strange event unfolded at Phillippi where Paul and Silas were preaching the word of God ( Acts 16:16-19 ). One day, as they were...

We fear physical death because we think that it is the end of life. Afterall, no one we know is ever seen again in our earthly midst once...

When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, some Jews immediately saw divinity, while others took the news of this powerful miracle to their...

At the end of Acts 15 , the missionary team of Paul and Barnabas have a sharp disagreement and separate ( Acts 15:36-41 ). Paul wanted to...

The first real controversy for the early church arose in Antioch, and it resulted in a dispute so significant that it had to be taken...

At the end of Acts 14 , Paul is brutally stoned and left for dead after a group of non-believing Jewish leaders turn a crowd against him...

In ancient Greek mythology, Zeus was the powerful king of the Greek Gods who could both wield and throw lightning bolts.  His chief...

Jealousy is not necessarily a sin, but when it is one, it's a perniciously damnable one!  This is why Paul strongly associates it with...

In Acts 13 , Paul takes an opportunity to recount for the leaders and the people in a synagogue in Antioch of Pisidia the story of how...

Among other genres, the Bible is clearly  a work of prophecy, a work of theology, and a work of history. Most serious Christians are...

A paradigm shift occurs when there is a profound change in the underlying assumptions about the world.  For instance, a paradigm shift...

Pride and an arrogant spirit precede personal destruction. It is far better to live humbly with the poor than to divide stolen wealth...

In the early days of the church, followers of Christ referred to themselves with many different labels. Among other things, they were...

The bible is a book to be studied, meditated upon, analyzed with peers, and investigated. It is not a book for passive reading.  It’s...

In Acts chapter 10 , Luke introduces us to a devout man named Cornelius.  Both he and his whole family feared God, gave generously to...