The One True God has set a day when he will judge the world
“For he [the One True God] has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the…
A slippery place!
Before our tour guide let us climb the metal stairs to get up on top of the great rock called Mars Hill, he gave us a grave warning: “Do not leave the path to climb and walk all…
A God who does not live in temples
I ended the last blog post pondering the question: “How do you convince people that Athena is not a god at all … when this is what you are up against?” It’s impressive isn’t it! It’s over 2,000…
Paul – Waiting in Athens
And so, after fleeing the riots in Thessalonica … and likewise having to flee Berea … Paul arrives in Athens. Waiting for Silas and Timothy who were left behind in Berea to meet up with him. Waiting for…
The loudest voice doesn’t always win
When passions run high things get loud! Passions were running high in the city of Thessalonica concerning the new teaching about Jesus Christ. The loudest voice wins, right?? Yelling, protesting, angry … the mob rioted and stormed the…
It’s really no different
I was in church, standing there singing my heart out in praise to Jesus along with everyone else … and I thought, “You know, we are really no different from the brand-new Christians at the church in Thessalonica.”…
A picture is worth a thousand words!
Paul, Silas and Timothy arrived in Thessalonica, after having just been beaten and imprisoned in Phillip for casting a demonic spirit out of a fortune-telling slave girl. God showed up, shook Phillipi with an earthquake, opened the prison…
How??
I ended the last blog post pondering this question: “Does the power of the Holy Spirit flow through our life, enabling us to have great faith??” (The last blog post discussed how the brand-new Christians in Thessalonica had…
Brand-new Christians in Thessalonica
Imagine you are a brand-new Christian in Thessalonica. Passions are running high in your city. Think back to how passions ran high during covid. If a business owner did not comply with covid guidelines their business license could…
Preaching and making tents in Thessalonica
I just learned this week that Paul had two ministry companions accompanying him on the journey to Rome: Luke and Aristarchus. I had never seen this before! In the back of my mind, I had known that Luke…