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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
Let me tell you about my friend Jeremy. I should start by saying this is NOT Pastor Jeremy Johnson; however, this Jeremy is, like Pastor Jeremy, a preacher’s kid. I met Jeremy because he was a cabinmate of mine at Riverside Bible Camp back in the late ’80s. This was my first summer going to… Read more
In the time following Jesus’ death, one of the first house church gatherings took place in this chapter of Acts at a man named Cornelius’ house. God shows up! Holy Spirit falls on the people! They were baptized … I love the idea of house churches! Hope has started several in the past eight years… Read more
Now comes one of the most pivotal stories in the New Testament—aside from everything about Jesus, of course! Saul was a man whose mission was to hunt down and arrest followers of the Way (that’s what the emerging Christians were called in the first century). He was a bad man … an enemy of Jesus. Read more
