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Michael Griego is an active Silicon Valley businessman, consultant, author and speaker. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees from Occidental College and Stanford University. For the past 25 years he has also studied the Scriptures and taught and developed Bible study coursework for churches, seminars and home groups. He resides in northern California with his wife of 45 years. He has 3 married children and 10 grandchildren.

• The Strategy in ACTS 19

  By Michael Griego on January 14, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  In this chapter, Paul does something very strategic that impacts the ultimate worldwide growth of Christianity. Is the strategy useful today? ◊ In ACTS 19 the Apostle Paul is now on his final missionary journey a year after his time… Read More ›

• The Couple in ACTS 18

  By Michael Griego on January 7, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  This couple is mentioned several times in the Bible. They seem like people we all could know and love. What makes them different? ◊ After the Apostle Paul’s famous oratory event in Athens (see The Greeks in ACTS 17), we… Read More ›

• The Best of New Year’s Biblical Viewpoints

  By Michael Griego on December 31, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Another New Year’s celebration gives us all an opportunity for a new start, perhaps a new perspective. Here are 3 thought-provoking viewpoints to help launch the New Year. ◊   Before us now is a long weekend of New Year’s fun and celebration. As… Read More ›

• The Best of Christmas Biblical Viewpoints

  By Michael Griego on December 24, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  So here we are again – another Christmas. May we all take time to calm and even awaken our hearts, minds, and spirits. Here are 9 brief thought-provoking stories and perspectives from Biblical Viewpoint. Have a Merry Christmas! ◊   Each… Read More ›

• The Larger Story of Christmas

  By Michael Griego on December 17, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Christmas is only the beginning of the climax of a larger story that goes back hundreds of years before the time of Jesus. Even after 400 years of silence. ◊ We are all familiar with the Christmas Story of the birth of… Read More ›

• The Tale of Three Trees

  By Michael Griego on December 10, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  A morality tale that fits the season and provides a thoughtful lesson for those of us who have big dreams, great disappointments, or long periods of waiting and longing. ◊ This past week my wife had the chance to read… Read More ›

• The Greeks in ACTS 17

  By Michael Griego on December 3, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  How do you explain God and Christianity to intelligent but curious people? Very carefully and thoughtfully, as Paul does in Athens. ◊ Mars Hill in Athens, Greece (also called the Hill of Ares or the Areopagus in the Bible –… Read More ›

• Thanksgiving Stories with a Twist

  By Michael Griego on November 25, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Here are 7 Thanksgiving stories that we’ve heard or perhaps never have heard from this perspective. Have a great and wonderful Happy Thanksgiving! ◊ I love Thanksgiving as a beautiful holiday with family and friends. It really is the perfect… Read More ›

• The Disruptions in ACTS 16

  By Michael Griego on November 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  A disruption is a person or thing that interrupts an event, activity, or process by causing a disturbance or problem, or introducing innovation. There is much disruption going on in ACTS 16. ◊  The year is AD 50 and the Apostle… Read More ›

• The Conference in ACTS 15

  By Michael Griego on November 12, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Disputes among Christians in the Church have happened since the days of Paul. ACTS 15 provides record of the first formal conference to set matters straight. ◊  It was only 15 years or so after Christ was killed and then… Read More ›

• The Confusion in ACTS 14

  By Michael Griego on November 5, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  The cultural and spiritual divide facing the early Christians was profound. As seen in ACTS chapter 14, there was confusion and even violence. Given human nature, this is actually not altogether surprising. ◊  I heard George Barna, the renowned cultural… Read More ›

• The Message in ACTS 13

  By Michael Griego on October 29, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  If you want to know what Christianity is really all about, simply read ACTS chapter 13. Paul, the first great global missionary, makes a strikingly clear presentation of the gospel message. For anybody. ◊  If asked, what would you say… Read More ›