Much of this chapter is self explanatory, though there are fine points to be learned by deeper study than we typically do here. But one thing I would like to bring out is at the very beginning of the chapter. After Ananias the high priest, in a fit of rage orders that Paul be struck…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
When God tells you to do something, don’t question Him. Even if you think doing it will make you look silly. How crazy must the people in Jericho thought the Israelites were when they looked outside the walls on the first day, and saw the parade pass by. “What do those desert wanderers think they’re…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
In Psalm 87 we read how God loves Zion, used in this case to mean Jerusalem. There is an obvious tone of joy with this Psalm. But Psalm 88 is full of anguish. The writer is pouring out his heart to God. In the opening, he confesses that God is his savior, and immediately begins…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
From the 2007 Lifespring! WhyChristmas series: Today, James and Steve talk about how Mary and Joseph, her betrothed, found out that she would bear a son, even though she had never been with a man, and that this son would be the Savior of the world!
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
One of the aspects of God and Christianity that some non believers have a really hard time reconciling is forgiveness, especially that of particularly heinous crimes. And on one level, I understand the difficulty. Today, we read of Paul’s confession to the Lord that he had been responsible for the arrest of believers, and even…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
God knows His people, doesn’t He? He did this miracle of stopping the flow of the Jordan river so that they would know that Joshua was His chosen man. He knew that He had to do something spectacular so that they would believe. And further, God knows that His people have very short memories, so…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
Have you ever gone to church when you didn’t feel like going? I have. There are a lot of reasons that we might not want to go. Sometimes it’s because we don’t feel well, physically. Sometimes we might be mad at somebody there. Come on. Let’s get real. Am I right? Maybe we’re even mad…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
In today’s reading, we get a bit of a travelogue of part of Paul’s journey, and the part that I would like to bring to your attention is when they arrived in Caesarea. They stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist. He, by the way, is the same one who baptized the the eunuch…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
God chose a prostitute named Rahab to be responsible for His chosen people! A prostitute! AÂ person that, today few “respectable” people would even give the time of day to, let alone trust the future of an entire race! If you have ever felt like you’re too much of a sinner for God to ever be…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
Let’s focus on the second of the three books we read today, Psalms 82. You probably noticed in verse one where it said, “He pronounces judgment among the gods” and then in verses six and seven, “You are gods. You are all sons of the Most High.” If you’re not reading along with me with…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download