Reading the Bible

Do it!  In Hosea 4:6 it says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.  Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.” On the...

YOU are my witnesses

The story of Cornelius and Peter in Acts 10 has definitely stimulated some cultivation in me. Cornelius is a Gentile who loves and obeys God. It’s because of his prayers and gifts to the poor that an angel visits him and says to send men to Joppa to bring back Peter....

Cornelius

In Acts 10 there is this man of value named Cornelius who is known by God for his prayers and his generosity for the poor.  Acts 10:1-9, “At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment.  He and all his...

The man who brought great joy to a city

In Acts 8 Stephen was stoned and his death brought about a movement of great persecution. Everyone but the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. The apostles stayed in Jerusalem. Those who were scattered preached the word wherever they went. “Philip...

A person of value with wrong values

Saul first appears in Acts 8 having approved the first killing of a follower of Jesus named Stephen. Stephen was falsely accused and brought before the Sanhedrin where he gave a very bold and courageous sum up of the old testament that revealed Jesus. He then looks up...