It’s like a movie plot, but more interesting because it happened. You can read about it in Acts 5. Evil men, “filled with jealousy,” are plotting to stop good men who are filled with the Holy Spirit. Evil sometimes triumphs, at least for a season, and the good men are arrested for teaching about Jesus … Continue reading A dramatic difference
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Last week, I wrote about the first church, and a man named Barnabas who sold a field and laid the money at the apostles’ feet. That created quite a stir, so Ananias and Sapphira decided to get in on the action. They hatched a plot to sell some land, pocket part of the money and … Continue reading When great fear came upon the church, community
Gary Thomas tells the story in his book, “Sacred Marriage,” about two brothers who worked together during the day in a field and in the evening at a mill. Each night they divided up the grain they had processed. One brother was single and one was married with a large family. The single brother decided … Continue reading Radical love means radical giving
Every three minutes, in one of the more than 65 countries around the world that persecute Christians and the Christian church, a follower of Jesus Christ is put to death because of his faith. More than 175,000 every year. The 20th century was the bloodiest ever for Christians, as more followers of Jesus were put … Continue reading We need boldness against persecution
Arnold Farlow has run or ridden a lot of miles and worn a lot of hats in his career. He and his wife, Beth, rode their bicycles across the United States early in their marriage. He has ridden in 26 of the 50 states, and most of the counties in Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. … Continue reading Meet a man who’s found his sweet spot
If you take a college course and fail it, there is a wonderful mechanism in place. It’s called “taking the class over.” Whatever grade you get replaces the F you received the first time. Amazing! The F is no longer on your transcript. Now there is a nice shiny D there. For some, that’s enough. … Continue reading This is the best trade ever
J. Mark Fox 