April 21, 2026

April 21, 2026

In Acts 7:51 to 8:1, Stephen died with the same words on his lips, except he addressed them to Jesus: “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” These are the words of ultimate faith, hope, and love. To say them with our last breath is to die a Christian death. To say them with...
April 20, 2026

April 20, 2026

In John 6:22-29, Jesus is blunt about what should be the goal of our life: “Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life.”  He is equally blunt about where we find that food. It is “what the Son of Man will give you.”  There...
April 20, 2026

April 19, 2026

Finding Joy in Christ  Acts 2: 14-33 tells us that Jesus has “made known to us the path of life.” He did this, not only by his teachings, but above all by rising from the dead to show that he can give what he promises. Jesus is the Life: he “fills us with joy in his...
April 18, 2026

April 18, 2026

Acts 6: 1-7 shows us that, although all in the Church are equally Christ and equal members of his body, there are many different roles and functions in the Church, some of them incompatible with others.  One role was that of the “Twelve,” who were those apostles who...
April 18, 2026

April 17, 2026

Acts 5: 34-42 gives us what is known as “the principle of Gamaliel”:   If this undertaking is of human origin, it will fail; but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them—in that case you may even be found fighting against God!”  This says that what God...