God doesn’t leave us abandoned
I just learned something new in my Bible reading that I never saw before! (The Bible is so awesome like that … no matter how many times you read it there is always something new and fresh that…
Caught in a storm!
One of the things I was looking forward to the most about our Journeys of Paul cruise this past summer was getting to see what Paul’s voyage across the Mediterranean would have looked like. I’ve always wondered what…
Blood pressure issues
I apologize for the 2-month lapse in blog posts. I have been swamped with caring for aging parents. To be honest, I am writing this in November. If you will forgive me for back-dating the blog posts, I…
Ministry Team!
When we think about the Apostle Paul’s time in Rome, we don’t really know that much. The book of Acts ends letting us know that Paul was living in his own rented house with a soldier to guard…
A good friend … to the very end.
As I have been pondering Paul’s time in the city of Rome, I can’t help but wonder what was it like?? The book of Acts ends with: “Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to…
Finishing well … Courageous!
When the Apostle Paul arrived in Rome, it was as a political prisoner. We read in Acts28:16 that: “Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him.” “For two whole years Paul stayed there…
Finishing well – An attitude of joy!
This afternoon I went over to our aging parents’ home to sit with sweet aging parent #1 (whom I shall refer to as AP – for “aging parent”), while aging parent #2 was taken to a doctor’s appointment…
How you finish is more important than how you start.
We read, at the end of the book of Acts, about Paul’s arrival in Rome (as a political prisoner). Paul’s journey to Rome was incredibly difficult. Ultimately the ship he was on was shipwrecked and the entire crew…
Our plans vs God’s plans
Life is a complicated thing. Even when we are trying our best to follow God’s will, we never quite know the full path God is leading us on. God only shows us our path a few steps at…
“Marked” by Jesus – A life of obedience.
And so we come to the final last words of Paul’s letter to the early Christians living in Rome. Last words are hugely important! What were Paul’s last words as he concluded his letter? “I urge you, brothers,…