Acts 16 does not give us a vague inspirational scene. It gives us a real arrest, a real beating, a real prison, and a real intervention from God. When you slow down and read the details, especially starting at Acts 16:22, you see both how ugly the world can get and...
Apollos shows up in the New Testament as a man with real gifts and real usefulness, but also a man who still had something to learn. Acts 18:24 introduces him in just a few lines, yet those lines open a window into how God shapes a servant: grounded in Scripture,...
Christians disagree about whether it is right to celebrate Christmas, and the reasons are usually serious ones: concerns about tradition, possible pagan associations, and the fear that cultural noise can drown out real worship. Others see it as a useful time to...
Paul shows up in the New Testament as a real man with a real past, and God turns that life around by the gospel of Jesus Christ. When you follow Paul through Acts, you see both the suddenness of his conversion and the long steadiness of his service afterward. One...
Acts gives us some beautiful snapshots of a young church that loved one another, held their goods loosely, and spoke about Jesus with boldness. Then, without warning, the tone shifts. The account of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5:1-11 is a sober interruption, and...
Acts is written like a careful follow-up. Luke is showing what happened after Jesus rose and ascended, and he is also showing what it meant. Right at the front, Acts 1:1-2 tells you this book is about what Jesus continued to do and teach, now working through His...
Peter is one of those men in the New Testament you can almost see yourself in. He loves the Lord, he speaks too fast, he fails hard, and then the Lord patiently shapes him into something steady. One key moment that pulls a lot of this together is Jesus’ promise in...
