Be With Me: 7 Minutes of Biblical Wonder

Perhaps it is a small point, but giving $ NEVER is an option in our relationship with the Lord.  EVERYBODY is supposed to give in gratefulness and in support of the Body.  Everybody.  Everybody.  Eve…

Antioch (Antakya) Turkey describes itself as a "City Famous Forever." the Bible tells us WHY. It is that some foreigners went to Antioch because of a persecution in Jerusalem after Jesus died.  When …

Like a good movie, the scene shifts back to Jerusalem from the previous action in Caesarea, 75 miles away. They have found out that the Holy Spirit has FALLEN directionally, and efficatiously, and fo…

The Spirit has a fall today.  It is directional, it is weighty, it is generous, it is abundant, it is unexpected, it is uncomfortable and it is toward people I am not that fond of. Welcome to another…

Knowing and Believing are two different things.  One is a head thing.  One is a heart thing.  The people that hear Peter's message KNOW everything.  But they lack one thing: BELIEF. 

 Unfortunately, w…

Cornelius makes the mistake of MIS-WORSHIPPING Peter.  
Peter makes the mistake of MIS-FELLOWSHIPPING Cornelius.

The Lord smashes both these PEOPLE together to help fix both PROBLEMS. It is an importan…

The lightbulb finally turns on for Peter.  The three visions about Iguanas and birds weren't just about dietary habits.  The Spirit then verbally chimes in to say, "ACCOMPANY THEM (the gentiles) WITH…

Iguanas are a picture of something once not chosen that are now chosen. Jewish dietary regulations, founded by God are now being changed by God.  He's sovereign.  It is His prerogative.  But I don't …

The Lord tells Peter what He thinks about Iguanas.  Peter basically says to God, "No. You don't think like that." And, this being Peter, he is quite emphatic about what he (Peter) thinks the Lord is …

Some of you will be "listening in the New Year," as this drops for my first responders on New Years Day, 2022.  You will not be the first to consider your priorities, your strategies and your discipl…

Good giving is like a fragrant offering before the Lord.  If so, what does your giving smell like?
Today we are introduced to a gentile man with an incomplete view of God, but a spot-on view of giving…

Tabitha becomes a SAINT twice. Tabitha becomes a NON-saint twice. Most of us will only get ONE CHANCE TO BECOME A SAINT.  You don't need a committee.  You can do it today.

First let's start by definin…

Life here is pretty difficult.  People get paralyzed. People get ILL. Everybody DIES.  Where is God in all of this? Why is there suffering?  Who is with me in all of this?  Does God even care?
Nope. N…

Hey, I learned something today. The Lord is a God of COMFORT.  Who knew?  Apparently not me.  And, it is OLD news. He's been in the comfort business a long time and will be in the future.  And I am s…

Do you ever feel like you are in a spiritual holding pattern? Like you are just WAITING for something else to happen? If so, you are in good company.  Moses, Abraham, and now SAUL all "wait" for more…

If I come back to you and your faith 1000 days from now, will it have matured?  What plans are you enacting NOW to make that happen THEN? Today's bible lesson is 1000 days long.

Saul does a few things…

Christmas is a little confounding. The whole concept, much less the reality of God coming down is both wonderful and scary.  Certainly we need the help.  We need it globally and in the intimate local…

My gift to you this Christmas is MURDERERS, adulterers, the unkind, those of the wrong political party, from the wrong country, of the wrong color, wrong language, and of the evil sort.  In short, I …

By my count, Ananias gets to 8 crisis points before he decides whether he will follow and obey what the Lord asks of him.  It is always best to read these encounters as if you don't know how they wil…

Anyone outside of FELLOWSHIP is in CRISIS.  There is essentially NO SUCH THING in the functioning Body of Christ. Fellowship is defined today as sitting KNEE TO KNEE with those in His church. When Sa…