In the first two parts we've been looking at some of the mistakes the original Apostles made and that Luke recorded in the book of Acts. Don't get me wrong, I think those guys were amazing, but they weren't perfect, and didn't need to be for God to use them to get the Church off …
One key to a good New Year
It’s New Year’s Eve and I just wrote an email to my kids wishing them a Happy New Year. I wanted to be sure to tell them I love them, to remind them to not imbibe too much and be safe tonight. Then I wrote, “May this next year be a year in which the …
Mistakes the Apostles made… (part two)
We're talking about the blunders of the Apostles as recorded in the book of Acts. We're generally more familiar with the bloopers they made before Jesus' resurrection, but these are some examples from after he rose and ascended to heaven... God’s little helpers… “Brothers,” Peter said, “the Scriptures had to be fulfilled concerning Judas, who …
Mistakes the Apostles made… (part one)
One of the things I like about the Bible is that it doesn’t leave out the mistakes of its heroes. Some of even the bet of them lied, took things into their own hands, held temper tantrums, had sex with other men’s wives, murdered patriots, and on and on. Their mistakes were “descriptive” versus “prescriptive” …
The Day I Got My “Whatever” Back (part five)
At his beck and call… This is my final post on "Whatever." In the first four offerings... I confessed my hiatus from praying for "whatever" God wants and then how I returned to it as a default. Then I referred to a bunch of Bible passages that show God's demand for "whatever" and his prerogative …
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