Wednesday, May 21, 2025
We can get our fairytales and our Bible confused sometimes. In fairytales (at least the Disney versions), there is a problem a hero is trying to solve, some trouble they get into, and then a triumphant return to win. Good wins over evil, the world is changed, and everyone lives happily ever after. Sometimes the… Read more
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
“And now I am bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem. I don’t know what awaits me, except that the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead. But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord… Read more
Monday, May 19, 2025
Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? (Acts 19:2) The apostle Paul was asking a simple question. He was speaking with several new believers in the early church. They had received baptism by water from John the Baptist, yet they had still not received the power of the Holy Spirit. So, the very… Read more
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Many others in Corinth also heard Paul, became believers, and were baptized (Acts 18:8). During our trip to Greece, my family was able to travel from Athens down to Corinth, just like the apostle Paul did all those years ago! Traveling by car, it’s only about an hour away. When we arrived, the ancient city… Read more