“They put forward false witnesses who said, ‘This man incessantly speaks against this holy place and the Law; for we have heard him say that this Nazarene, Jesus, will destroy
“Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him” (Acts 8:2). It may sound morbid, but I often think about my funeral. I wonder who will be there and who won’t. I wonder what will be said about me. I wonder if there will be any tears shed.
“Then I said, ‘Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.’ Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal
“Moses was educated in all the learning of the Egyptians, and he was a man of power in words and deeds” (Acts 7:22). The other day, a friend of mine shared with me his struggle about whether or not he should pursue doctoral studies in Bible and theology. He had
“So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace, being built up; and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it continued to increase” (Acts 9:31). “Fear” and “comfort” are typically regarded as mutually exclusive emotions, and yet
“So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace, being built up; and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it continued to increase” (Acts 9:31). Stephen had recently been killed for his faith (Acts 7:58–60), believers had
“On the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray. But he became hungry and was desiring to eat; but while they were making preparations, he fell into a trance; and he saw the
“And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God” (Luke 2:13). On the day of Yeshua’s birth, a party broke out in heaven among the angels. This kind of reaction is obviously what we would expect considering the fact that all the prophets had
Job, it is commonly understood, had some rubbish friends. They basically ended up telling him that it was all his own fault, but by the end of the story, they get their comeuppance. God was not pleased with them, and said they’d been talking nonsense. Some comforters they turned out
“Then you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a tribute of a freewill offering of your hand, which you shall give just as the LORD your God blesses you; and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you and your son and your
“How the faithful city has become a harlot, She who was full of justice! Righteousness once lodged in her, but now murderers…. I will also turn My hand against you, and will smelt away your dross as with lye and will remove all your alloy. Then I will restore your
“The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from
“Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called ‘Uncircumcision’ by the so-called ‘Circumcision,’ which is performed in the flesh by human hands — remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of
“I thank God, … longing to see you, even as I recall your tears, so that I may be filled with joy” (2 Tim 1:3a, 4). According to legend, Alexander the Great was buried with an empty hand sticking out of his coffin. It was the emperor’s way of saying
“Then I said, ‘Ah, Lord GOD! Surely You have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You will have peace’; whereas a sword touches the throat.’ … My soul, my soul! I am in anguish! Oh, my heart! My heart is pounding in me; I cannot be silent, because you
“For you tolerate it if anyone enslaves you, anyone devours you, anyone takes advantage of you, anyone exalts himself, anyone hits you in the face” (2 Cor 11:20). It is not always easy to identify abusive leadership, particularly when we are the ones being abused. That said, there are a
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