Each Sabbath, you knew where to find Paul—at the synagogue. Where are we each Sabbath? This walk with God only really works when we make Him a priority. For believers, gathering with the church is an ...  Read More

“For in Him we live and move and exist.” Such a powerful statement made by Paul as he shares the Gospel message with those in Athens. As I mentioned yesterday, Paul points out that if we are “His offs...  Read More

Great start to Paul’s sermonette. In Athens, they worshipped many “gods,” as represented by all the shrines throughout the city. Paul happened to notice one shrine with the inscription, “To an Unknown...  Read More

So I decided to look up what the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers believed. Epicureans and Stoics sought the same ultimate goal: mental tranquility. They went about it quite differently, though. Epicu...  Read More

We should be more like the Bereans. I love how Scripture says that the Bereans were more open-minded and searched the Scriptures to see if what Paul was saying was true. How many times do we dismiss i...  Read More

Jealousy is a destructive force. I think all of us have experienced it to some extent at one point or another. It is not pretty, and it eats us from the inside out. At its root is the fear of losing s...  Read More

I remember the first time I heard the Gospel. It was at an Easter service my friend "made" me go to my freshman year of college. I was as green as they come, having no real experience with church or t...  Read More

Here is where this story becomes even more interesting. It appears the city officials simply wanted to teach Paul and Silas a lesson by letting them spend a night in jail. What they hadn't counted on ...  Read More

This is such a wonderful turn of events. The jailer was about to kill himself because he thought all the prisoners had escaped, but Paul called out to let him know they were all still there. The gravi...  Read More

It is so crazy to think that doing a good deed for someone could land you in jail. Like I said, when you affect someone’s pocketbook, things can get ugly—as they did here. Paul delivered a girl from a...  Read More

Boy, when you mess with people's dark source of income, they get all rattled.This girl appeared to have a spirit of divination and made money for her masters by telling people's fortunes. She was thei...  Read More

Paul and his companions had tried to go into the province of Asia but were prevented by the Holy Spirit. Then Paul had a vision of a man from Macedonia pleading with him to come and help them. They un...  Read More