Our readings this week were Acts 21-28, Ephesians, and Colossians. In the passages of Acts we read about Paul's completion of his third missionary journey, including three years in Ephesus, then travel north to Troas, across the Aegean Sea to Macedonia, south to Corinth, and then by sea back to Jerusalem. In Jerusalem, Paul is [...]
Travel Plans
I wanted to let you all know of our upcoming travel plans. If you've been following my blog, you'll know that we set out from Colorado in early May and traveled through the eastern U.S. until late August. We've been hanging out in central Florida as Darlene heals from a leg infection. You can read [...]
Chronological Bible 48: Telling people about travel plans
This week our texts were Romans 9-16, 2 Corinthians, and Acts 20-21. I've titled this blog (and will publish a related travel blog soon) "Telling people about travel plans" because I find an interesting parallel between Paul's letters to the church in Rome, his second letter to the Corinthians, and our own travel plans. In [...]
Chronological Bible 47: The Church at Corinth
This week we read 1 Corinthians 4-16, Acts 19-20, and Romans 1-8. I want to focus this week on the church in Corinth and Paul's relationship with it. I'll talk next week about the church in Rome. When Paul was on his second missionary journey, he traveled to Achaia from Macedonia. You'll notice that Corinth [...]
Chronological Bible 46: The early church begins
This week our texts describe the beginning of Paul's church-planting efforts in Acts 12-19, Galatians, 1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians, and 1 Corinthians 1-3. Jesus' ministry lasted about three years, culminating in his death on the cross as atonement for sin, and his resurrection from the dead demonstrating his victory over the penalty of death. [...]
Chronological Bible 45: Jesus is Alive!
This week we'll look at the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus and the beginning work of the apostles in Matthew 27-28, Mark 15-16, Luke 23-24, John 19-21, and Acts 1-12. Jesus' resurrection from the dead is the single most important tenet of the Christian beliefs. Regarding it, the apostle Paul wrote (1 Corinthians 15:12-19), [...]
Chronological Bible 44: Jesus Fulfills Biblical Prophecy
This week's post will consider passages from Matthew 26-27, Mark 14-15, Luke 22-23, and John 13-19. These passages describe the crucifixion, death, and burial of Jesus. First, I want to encourage you to explore the links I've provided in the "For Further Investigation" section below. There is a web page from Jews for Jesus which [...]
