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• 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 ›

• ACTS and the Book of REVELATION

  By Michael Griego on October 22, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  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

  By Michael Griego on October 15, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  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

  By Michael Griego on October 8, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  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

  By Michael Griego on October 1, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Thoughts on Bad Things Happening

  By Michael Griego on September 24, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  That things happen that are not good, hurtful, or even disastrous is a given. Are people still wrestling with that age-old question of why God allows bad things to happen to good people? Absolutely. ◊  While there’s a growing secularization of… Read More ›

• A Thankful Husband’s Prayer

  By Michael Griego on September 17, 2021 • ( 4 )

  

  My wife is recovering from a frightening event last week. People ask about fear, doubt, denial, depression, and if I blame God. No, I am thankful to God. ◊  After 7 days in the hospital my wife is back home… Read More ›

• A Husband’s Prayer for His Wife

  By Michael Griego on September 10, 2021 • ( 10 )

  

  We have our little lives lived so nicely and then comes the great disruption. Or so it appears. But it is very real, and so hard and painful. And where is God? ◊  I took my beautiful wife of 42… Read More ›

• ‘Greater’ Than What?

  By Michael Griego on September 3, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  ‘Great’ is a word bandied about and set as a worldly standard. Is it about accomplishment and personal triumph? If so, then what about great personal loss? What, in fact, is truly greater? ◊  I was intrigued this week with… Read More ›

• The Visions in ACTS 10

  By Michael Griego on August 27, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  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 ›

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