The Turning Point
Spare a moment to think of all the preachers who are still preaching after decades, and how they have to find something new to say each Easter season. It's not easy to fool some long-time listeners with a new title [...]
Wait! There’s More
In the 40 days between the resurrection and ascension of Christ, there are records of many witnesses to the facts. In our last newsletter I wrote of the necessity of the resurrection and how the early church made it the [...]
The Big “If”
Both the historical record of the early church in Acts and the letters of Paul place the emphasis from Easter on the Resurrection of Christ. They do mention the death of Jesus on the cross and his burial but we [...]
Great power and great grace
I have been sharing from the early chapters of the book of Acts the impact of the Day of Pentecost. Peter and John, in the name of Jesus, had healed the lame man at the gate of the Temple, and [...]
Ignorant and unlearned men
No, the title is not a slogan from the feminist movement but an important statement in our journey of exploration through Acts chapters 3-5. In chapter 3 Peter and John had healed the lame man in the Name of Jesus, [...]
Walking and leaping and praising God
"Such as I have give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!... and leaping up he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God" [...]
I rose with Him
Easter Sunday is known to many as Resurrection Day. We celebrate with Christians worldwide this glorious, history-changing event when Jesus was raised from the dead. Paul's revelation in Ephesians gives us the background story. "[God] made us alive together with [...]