"I appeal to Caesar" (Acts 25:11)It's been more than two years since Paul has been imprisoned, the object of curiosity with no serious indication of a fair trial. The new governor is still playing political games and Paul's life is once again endangered. Enough is enough! Paul was promised by God that he would witness in Rome (Acts 23:11). His right as a Roman citizen was to have a fair trial at t...  Read More

Curiosity can be a dangerous thing if it is only concerned with information and not transformation. Felix is a prime example of this in Acts 24:24-26. Paul was a curiosity to him. Obviously the Jewish leadership was obsessed with Paul's punishment (and removal, especially by death). Felix, being married to a Jewish woman, was curious about what Paul could have done to inspire such devoted hatred. ...  Read More

This weekend, I am truly weekending...lots of driving long hours. Grateful for the Word, grace...and protection!"I have been young and now I am old,yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned..." (Psalm 37:25a, CSB).Some may challenge this truth. The Psalmist has reminded us through the chapters we have read that life has been full of the consequences of his own sins and the sins of others against...  Read More

'O taste and see that the LORD is good...' (Psalm 34:8)This is an invitation to intimacy. Someone may argue that there is no way to physically experience through taste our invisible, immortal, eternal 'I AM'! The Psalmist would argue and stand upon experience that there is an intimacy with God that is deeper and more real than anything tangible to the physical senses. You, most likely, could join ...  Read More

Blessed be the Lord,for he has wondrously shown his faithful love to mein a city under siege.In my alarm I said,“I am cut off from your sight.”But you heard the sound of my pleadingwhen I cried to you for help. (Psalm 31:21-22, CSB)."When the answer is not immediately given, the praying Christian must gather courage at each delay...The Father's heart, hand and infinite willingness to hear and give...  Read More

Philip, one of the Seven (Acts 6:1-7) was a layman 'full of faith and the Holy Spirit' (you will notice that he is coupled with Stephen, while the other 5 are grouped together, v.5). He was an administer of compassionate care for widows. In Acts 8 we see his ministry change, as he leads the Samaritan revival and then introduces an Ethiopian eunuch to Jesus and baptizes him into the faith, the Chur...  Read More