It is upsetting that when people cannot win arguments due to a lack of standing or truth, they resort to lying. We see this happen every day.As I read this about Stephen, I was reminded of a couple of...  Read More

Picking up where we left off yesterday, we find that the high council heeded Gamaliel’s wise words. The apostles, however, were still flogged—beaten or whipped with rods—as a parting “gift” from the c...  Read More

Thank God for wise counsel. It seemed that all the religious leaders knew to do was kill those with whom they disagreed. How many prophets and righteous men and women were killed through the years at ...  Read More

Continuing from yesterday, an angel of the Lord sprung the apostles out of jail. So when the Temple guards came to get them, they were not there. Before they had time to panic, someone came and told t...  Read More

Sometimes we read through the Scriptures without really reading them, if you know what I mean.The high priest and the religious leaders were jealous of the Apostles and had them arrested. God was movi...  Read More

This is a picture of what happens when the church walks in unity, holiness, and the power of the Holy Spirit. The same power that flowed through Jesus was now flowing through the Apostles, touching ev...  Read More

This is such a sad occurrence. I am not sure why Ananias did this. Maybe he didn’t want to be outdone by Barnabas, who, prior to this, sold a field and brought all the proceeds to the apostles to dist...  Read More

As we read this, it is a reminder of how we are to take care of those less fortunate than ourselves. I believe there are a few key points in this passage that help us unlock the springs of generosity ...  Read More

We may not be actively opposed in the States as the Apostles were, but make no mistake—opposition exists. Thankfully, the political winds have been in our favor under President Donald Trump. In fact, ...  Read More

The members of the council were more worried about their reputation and power than they were about the fact that a man who had been lame for over 40 years had been healed—a true miracle that they shou...  Read More

They asked the question, but I don’t think they were ready for the answer. This had to be Annas and Caiaphas’ worst nightmare come true. No matter what they did, they could not get rid of Jesus, for H...  Read More

Interesting that Peter is running into the same issue with the religious leaders that Jesus did. A man who was lame from birth was healed, and the religious leaders were aware of it, but they didn’t l...  Read More