We first meet Saul of Tarsus in Dr. Luke’s historical account The Acts of the Apostles. But they yelled at [Stephen] at the tops of their voices, blocked their ears, and made a concerted dash at him. They bundled him out of the city and stoned him. The witnesses laid their cloaks down at…
“I, Paul, am in prison because I am a missionary for Jesus Christ to you who are not Jews.” Ephesian 3:1 1st Century AD. You are in a prison in Ephesus. You long to know how your young children are doing, your young children in the faith. You have been called to…
On June 1, 2014 I posted Label Me In Christ. In that post I talked about how conversations are quickly shut down with name calling and labeling. The Left ~ Progressives, Democrats, et al will use what ever means necessary to shut down any conversation that veers near the truth, reality or simple common sense. Remember…
Over the past several months I have been reading several of the Apostle Paul’s letters. He wrote to churches he had planted and to those he intended to visit such as the one in Rome. His two letters to the Christians in Thessalonica struck me, especially in light of the terms “social justice” and “fair share”…
As you begin reading Paul’s letter to the house churches in Rome you clearly see Paul’s heart for the church and for the Kingdom of God now in place in this most cosmopolitan of cities: “This letter comes to all in Rome who love God, all who are called to be his holy people. Grace and…
As a Kingdom Venturer you will encounter push back against your message that there is now a New King and a New Kingdom – the Kingdom of God on Earth. The message of the gospel – the birth of Jesus, his Kingdom life and miracles, his crucifixion, his resurrection, his ascension, the coming of the…
