Category: Scripture

Before I begin this post on the Life of Paul, I want to mention that I went back to the three previous "Paul" posts and edited them to include episodes from a new series I recently found on Right Now Media. I'll be referring to these some in future posts, but I wanted to make [...]

At the end of the last post, Paul and Barnabas had returned to Antioch, the place from which they had been commissioned and sent on their missionary journey. Acts 14:27-28 says, "And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a [...]

I implied that Paul and Barnabas left Pisidian Antioch quickly last time, but I don't think that's what happened. The last verses of Acts 13 say, "And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region. But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, [...]

I was unable to write an "in-between" blog post last week, so I'll just continue this week with my Life of Paul series. We left Paul last time on the shores of Pamphylia (Turkey). Acts 13:13 records, "Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left [...]

The church in Antioch has been prospering. We see in Acts 13:1-3 that it is a church comprised of a diverse group of people - diversity of race, of culture, of economy, and of gifts. The church is engaging in worship and service and the Holy Spirit stirs them to global missions. "Now there were [...]