John 20:19-23 and Luke 24:36-49 are two descriptions of the first appearance to the disciples as a group on the evening of the day of His resurrection. Ten of them were gathered together, hiding from the Jews. Having seen Jesus arrested, beaten, and crucified, they were wondering if the religious Jews would come after them …
Tag: Believe
Come And See!
Come and see. These three little words are a beautiful invitation. I feel like today that everyone simply wants to tell us what to think. We are saturated with information from news outlets, social media, podcasts, Youtube videos, and newspapers. In America alone, more than a million new books are published each year. Indoctrination of …
Are You In The House?
I find it interesting how God directs our thoughts toward a particular subject. I’ve been studying two books of the Bible simultaneously this month, reading 1 John several times a week as part of an online Bible study group, while beginning a 13-week study on Romans with a ladies’ group. It’s amazing how they overlap! …
Read-Through-The-Bible [12.12.19]
Today we pick up Paul in Acts 24-26 as he defends himself in Caesarea. The high priest Ananias takes some of the Pharisees and their lawyer, Tertullus, to make their case as Paul appears before Governor Felix. Felix apparently doesn’t find Paul guilty of anything but doesn’t know quite what to do with them. He …
Read-Through-The-Bible [11.05.19]
Have you ever had a conversation with someone that you knew was going to be difficult? Maybe you skirted around the central issue for a while, waiting to gauge their reaction? Or are you the kind of person that will get straight to the point, attacking the subject that needs to be addressed without wavering, …
