25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, 26 and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were unfastened. 27 When the jailer woke and […]
Paul Accepted by the Apostles (Galatians 2:1-10)
2:1 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me. 2 I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before those who seemed influential) the gospel that I proclaim among the Gentiles, in order to make sure I was not running or […]
The Thessalonians’ Faith and Example (1 Thessalonians 1)
1:1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. 2 We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor […]
Latte Links (4/24/10)
Some miscellany for the weekend. 46% expect a tax hike during the Obama Administration (count me in that number). Why hasn’t there been any public polling in Iowa Republican primary races? The Resurrection of Christ is a mystery. Things that are not in the U.S. Constitution From Megacity to “Metacity” Has God predetermined everything? Including […]
Latte Links (8/26)
Enjoy the miscellany! R.C. Sproul: Grace Alone (HT: Reformation Theology) Christianity Today: The Health Care Debate, Early Church Style National Review: A Deck Stacked with Race Cards by Jonah Goldberg (HT: World Mag Blog) Baptist Press: Former NFL coach Tony Dungy to Michael Vick: ‘Where was the Lord in all of this?’ (HT: Kevin Bussey) […]
Lacking Reason
J.P. Moreland in his book, Kingdom Triangle: Recover the Christian Mind, Renovate the Soul, Restore the Spirit’s Power, references Michael Green from his work, Evangelism in the Early Church. Green contends that there were three factors central to the early church’s explosive growth in her first four centuries. One of these factors was the church’s […]
A Contagious Community (Part 2)
When I was a kid my parents called me a “walking encyclopedia of useless information.” I loved to read, especially history. I would read ahead of the class in the history text to absorb different historical facts (yes I was a nerd). I would collect these facts and I would… destroy people in Trivial Pursuit, […]