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Becoming Christlike
After Paul left the Ephesian elders at his stop in Miletus, he headed toward Jerusalem ( Acts 20:17-38 ). At Miletus, he shared with...
Jul 12, 20253 min read


Tears, Joys, and Examples
It is often said that comparison is the thief of joy. This is because when we compare ourselves to others and their material or earthly...
Jun 30, 20253 min read


Who was the True God of Demetrius and the Ephesian Tradesmen?
God totally disrupted and upended the pagan Greek world through the work of Paul and his disciples ( Acts 19:1-20 ). He didn’t use...
Jun 14, 20252 min read


Evil Spirits and Authority
There is a truly bone chilling line in Acts 19 that would make for a dramatic and memorable horror movie scene! Seven sons of a Jewish...
Jun 7, 20253 min read


The Trivial Cost of an Eternal Weight of Glory
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,...
May 31, 20252 min read


Logic and Faith versus Jealousy and Corruption in Acts 17
Almost everywhere Paul went, his actions highlighted the difference between the people of genuine reason, and the people of corrupted,...
May 24, 20252 min read


The Purpose of Gifts
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...
May 17, 20252 min read


Christians are NOT Ordinary People
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...
May 10, 20252 min read


The Hope of True Gain
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...
May 3, 20252 min read


A Spirit of Divination and a Love of Money
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...
Apr 26, 20253 min read


Death Isn't What You Think It Is
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...
Apr 19, 20253 min read


Palm Sunday and the Ironic Prophecy of the High Priest
When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, some Jews immediately saw divinity, while others took the news of this powerful miracle to their...
Apr 12, 20253 min read


The Battlefield Disagreement of Paul and Barnabas
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...
Apr 5, 20253 min read


Circumcision Not Required
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...
Mar 29, 20253 min read


Evidences of Hate and Holiness
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...
Mar 22, 20252 min read


Of Men and (g)ods.
In ancient Greek mythology, Zeus was the powerful king of the Greek Gods who could both wield and throw lightning bolts. His chief...
Mar 15, 20252 min read


Damnable Jealousy
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...
Mar 8, 20252 min read


The Embarrassing Defeat of a Godless King
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...
Mar 1, 20252 min read


The Bible as Divine Literature
Among other genres, the Bible is clearly a work of prophecy, a work of theology, and a work of history. Most serious Christians are...
Feb 22, 20252 min read


Paul Shifts
A paradigm shift occurs when there is a profound change in the underlying assumptions about the world. For instance, a paradigm shift...
Feb 15, 20252 min read
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