Thursday, May 15, 2025
Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening (Acts 16:25). “Lock him up!” The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn’t escape, so Paul and Silas quickly found themselves sitting inside the inner dungeon of a prison far from home, isolated from family and friends, with their… Read more
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
He made no distinction between us and them, for he cleansed their hearts through faith (Acts 15:9). We live in a world obsessed with dividing everyone into camps of “us and them.” Democrats & Republicans. Black & White. Rich & Poor. Young & Old. Yankees & Red Sox. Hawkeyes & Cyclones. Name any category, and there’s… Read more
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
What is a story you tell over and over again? For me, the story happened in May 2018. I had just finished my sophomore year of college and had an opportunity to be part of an archaeological excavation in Caesarea, Israel. On the last day of the dig, I was cleaning rocks, and one rock… Read more
Monday, May 12, 2025
Our Scripture today begins with a miraculous Holy Spirit–aided prison break. Peter basically walks out of prison with an angel leading him, and he goes to the home of Mary, the mother of John. When he arrives, there is a quick funny moment: When Peter knocks on the door, instead of opening the door, the… Read more