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 ›
Prophecy
Thanksgiving Stories with a Twist
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
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
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
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
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 ›
ACTS and the Book of REVELATION
Many do not connect ACTS with the Book of REVELATION. They should. The entire Book of ACTS leads right up to the great judgment described in Revelation and which occurred in AD 70. ◊ What most people know about the… Read More ›
The King in ACTS 12
ACTS 12 highlights the political king of Judea in AD 44, a positive or negative ruler depending on one’s perspective. In a peak moment of blasphemous popularity, he is struck down by the hand of God. And he saw it… Read More ›
ACTS and Daniel’s 70 Weeks
There’s a controversial prophetic timeline in the Book of DANIEL (ch. 9) specifying 70 “weeks” (seventy sevens) or 490 years. I believe these years are consecutive and end early in the Book of ACTS with the decreed desolation of Israel…. Read More ›
The Gentiles in ACTS 11
ACTS 11 reiterates a very significant turning point in the Christian church that occurred in ACTS 10. This turning point cannot be underestimated. It’s what changed everything. ◊ The first 10 chapters of the Book of Acts read like an… Read More ›
The Visions in ACTS 10
In ACTS 10 God intercedes directly in the minds of 2 men with unique visions that forever changes the meaning and makeup of the Christian church. What does this mean for us? ◊ What does a soldier have in common… Read More ›
The Conversion in ACTS 9
Ever talk about Christianity with someone who can’t believe in something they can’t see? They want real proof. ACTS 9 tells the story of the ultimate non-believer who came to see things differently. ◊ A man once told me he’d… Read More ›
Biblical Viewpoint 