Acts 11:23 When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them to all remain true to the Lord with all their hearts. Actions speak louder than words. I am sure you have heard this phrase spoken around you in your lifetime, perhaps even spoken to youContinue reading “Saw Grace at Work”
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Basket Case
Acts 9:25 But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall. A basket case is a person who is extremely anxious or nervous and therefore unable to get their life together and become productive. We have all seen someone in our life that fits thisContinue reading “Basket Case”
Spread It Out
Acts 8:4 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. One of the things that farmers have learned over the centuries of farming is that manure needs to be spread out in order to spread the benefits of the nutrients. If it stays in one place, or isn’t spread evenly, then itContinue reading “Spread It Out”
Obedient to the Faith
Acts 6:7 So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith. People in positions of power have a great responsibility to those over whom and with whom they share leadership. When they are moving in a righteous direction withContinue reading “Obedient to the Faith”
Threats
Acts 4:29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. Most people when they face opposition simply want the opposition to be removed. We all like to get our own way! We want our path in front of us in life to be smooth sailing. We don’tContinue reading “Threats”
Racial Reconciliation
Acts 2:9-11 9 Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, d10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome 11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” Racial Reconciliation is in the headlines, alongContinue reading “Racial Reconciliation”
Those Who Knew Him
Luke 23:49 But those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things. We often watch people’s reactions to events and wonder what is going on inside them. For you see, the outside doesn’t always match the inside. We have learned to “hold it together”Continue reading “Those Who Knew Him”
Polar Opposites
Luke 21:2 He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. Sometimes in life the contrasts between different people almost slaps you in the face. We in United States often don’t even notice the differences, or we note them and then move on. Unfortunately, the current climate of discourse forbids theContinue reading “Polar Opposites”
Luke 19:8 Change of Heart
Luke 19:8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.” How do you know if someone has really changed? This question is askedContinue reading “Luke 19:8 Change of Heart”
Confident
Luke 18:9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: We live in a society that ranks everyone. Just like the caste system of India, we tend to stay in the strata of society in which we were born. There may be some whoContinue reading “Confident”
The Arnold Journey 