Have you ever had such a full heart of self-pity, self-doubt, self-recrimination that there wasn’t room for anything else? I can remember the place I was sitting, in a woman’s home, and the woman who was sitting beside me the first time I heard the life-giving words of Isaiah 55. It was the invitation and the […]
The Believers Grow Bolder
The believers grow bolder as the opposition grows more hostile.
October 8
There are so many women who are doing hard things, for extended times, and often with little support. Family relationships and difficult life-altering health issues; parenting and wishing to be a parent; consequences of things out of their control but impacting daily; grief and recovery. So many women (men too, of course), so many things. We can […]
The Lame Beggar’s Healing
The lame beggar’s healing provides further proof Jesus is working through his apostles.
The Holy Spirit’s Arrival
The Holy Spirit’s arrival provided the proof and power to proclaim Jesus as Savior and Lord.
September 24
…we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.” And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” But others mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.” Acts 2.11b-13 Can you recall a time when you were in a crowd and realized you were hearing your native language? In […]
The Apostles Accept Their mission
For Jesus’ first followers the mission was to be paramount.
The Sequel
Jesus is alive, and the sequel to the gospel is the work he is doing through his followers.