Book of Acts
Good Times
From my perspective, every day is a miracle. It's miraculous because it exists without any effort on my part. The sun comes up in the morning without fail. In other words, God is always providing for us - he is always working. ... Read this Article »
Lying
Ananias and his wife Sapphira were caught up in all the excitement. One after another, people were selling their possessions and bring the money to the apostles to be managed and distributed to any one who had need. It must have been an amazing time. ... Read this Article »
Sharing
Let’s face it. Some of us could do a better job at sharing our time and resources with others. Most of our parents tried to teach us the value of sharing. ... Read this Article »
Boldness
To make a difficult life worse, a lame man was forbidden to enter the temple. One could easily perceive this law as a statement of God’s disfavor for people who are born with disabilities or get seriously ill. ... Read this Article »
Salvation
Peter and John began teaching the gathering crowd that came to see the lame beggar who was healed. When something amazing happens, we want to discover the source. We want to know “how”. ... Read this Article »
Times of Refreshing
The power of the resurrected Jesus healed a lame beggar through the words and faith of Peter and John. Now the crowds had gathered to take in this event. Crowds always form when strange things happen. ... Read this Article »
In the Name of Jesus
God may not bless you and me with the catalytic power he gave to Peter during this time in history, but he has given us the same foundation from where we can serve others. ... Read this Article »
A New Community
This portion of Acts is held in high esteem because it holds up an ideal community we rarely, if ever, experience. It describes a fellowship of people who were bathing in the uninhibited love of God. As a result, the needs of all were being met by self-less generosity. It is a community many would like to experience but never do. The next thought we have is the one-word question: “Why?” ... Read this Article »
Keep the Main Thing, the Main Thing
Every once in a while, something really strange happens on planet earth. And it’s human to want to look into the unusual. ... Read this Article »
The Holy Spirit
Jesus told his apostles and disciples to wait for the promised Spirit of God to come. ... Read this Article »
