Last time we were introduced to Paul at the stoning of Stephen. Acts 8:1a says "And Saul approved of his execution." This verse is really the closing statement of the previous paragraph in chapter 7 about the stoning of Stephen after his trial. Acts 8:1b-3 then tells us: "And there arose on that day a [...]
Heavenly Sex
I thought that title might attract a few more readers, but this post is as much about heaven as it is about sex. I've heard lots of people refer to those who have passed away as doing all kinds of things in heaven - watching over us, playing golf, fishing, singing, spending time with specific [...]
The Life of Paul 4
This next entry in following the life of Paul the Apostle is where he is first introduced to us in Scripture. His appearance comes in the context of the trial and execution of Stephen, so I'm going to begin with looking at who Stephen was and what got him in trouble. The opening chapters of [...]
Online Bible Resources
I've recently been following a pattern of writing a post in my "Life of Paul" series, but then alternating with posts on some other topic. The purpose of that is to give me time to think about and plan the next Paul post. I'm taking the opportunity of this "between" post to talk a little [...]
The Life of Paul 3
Paul was probably born sometime in the first decade, and for the purposes of this blog series and my historical conjecturing I'm going to call his birth as 2 A.D. and was probably about 29 years old when we first meet him in Acts 8. But before that, let's do some additional thinking about him. [...]
The Watchmaker's Pulse 