In today’s Bible reading from Acts 16, Dr. Luke says some things that don’t sound right. Actually, based on what many of us have heard in church, it doesn’t sound biblical at all! It doesn’t fit! In Acts 16:6-7, Dr. Luke tells us, 6They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia; they had been…
So it finally comes to a head. In today’s Bible reading in Acts 15, we see that the Judaizers (aka, the “Circumcision Party”) have insisted that anyone who comes to faith in Christ must also be circumcised in order to be a good Christian. (By the way, they’ll keep raising their ugly heads through the…
In today’s Bible reading in Acts 12, we see that Herod kills James. Because the Jewish leaders respond favorably, Herod jails Peter, presumably to be executed. Knowing how badly things have turned out in the past with Jesus and His followers, Herod assigns four squads of soldiers to guard Peter. This seems like overkill since…
When you open to Acts 9 (today’s Bible reading), you’ll probably see a heading with something about The Damascus Road or The Conversion of Saul. While Saul’s conversion is a central point in the Book of Acts, and specifically this chapter, there is more here. Even regarding Saul’s conversion, there is an instrumental piece that…
In today’s Bible reading in Acts 8, we are introduced to a Samaritan sorcerer named Simon. For a long time, Simon had amazed people with his magic. And then he heard the gospel. Simon and many other Samaritans responded to the gospel message and were saved. (Acts 8:13) Simon began to follow Philip, watching God…
I have had more discussions with Facebook (and real) friends over the past few days. In one, I asked my liberal friends to please explain how they can justify (and celebrate) the new New York abortion law. I had only two people to attempt to answer the question, but they actually dodged it. After several…
