Tag Archives: hope

Cosmic battle

This morning we continued in Acts 16. Paul angrily delivers a slave girl of a spirit of divination and the locals become angry. When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, “These men are disturbing our city; they … Continue reading

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My peace I give you…

On the sabbath day we went outside the gate by the river, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down and spoke to the women who had gathered there.Acts 16:13 NRSV https://bible.com/bible/2016/act.16.13.NRSV On either side … Continue reading

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This is life

And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.”Acts 5:32 NRSV https://bible.com/bible/2016/act.5.32.NRSV It makes a difference. Coming to believe in Jesus brings about a transformation; it’s not … Continue reading

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Telling the story.

After he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.Luke 19:28 NRSV https://bible.com/bible/2016/luk.19.28.NRSV And the story continues with the mysterious and improbable fetching of a donkey, the extoling of Jesus by the disciples, the laying down of … Continue reading

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Perfection.

More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I … Continue reading

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