Acts 17:26b
…and he [God] determined the times set for them [people of the Earth] and the exact places where they should live.
If I could get it deeply rooted in my heart and mind that this is my time and this is my place then I believe I would flourish. My petty complaints and resistance are [...]
Archive for November, 2009
This Time, This Place
Posted in Advent, tagged Christ, destiny, handmaiden, handmaiden of the Lord, Jesus, Paul, redemption, time, way of Jesus, woman on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Prominent Women
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged women, Paul, Timothy, Mother Teresa, Silas, women of faith, Christian women, phyllis tickle, joyce meyer, Joni Eareckston Tada, Beth Moore, Kay Arthur, Sandi Patty, Pearl S. Buck on November 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Acts 17:4, 12
Some of the Jews were persuaded [in Thessalonica] and joined Paul and Silas, as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and not a few prominent women… Many of the Jews believed [in Berea], as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.
I don’t really know much about ancient [...]
A Jailer’s Compassion
Posted in Random Thoughts, tagged Paul, love, way of Jesus, callousness, poverty, poor, heart of stone, Jew, Silas, jailer, help, Martin Buber, Shylock, Shakespeare, prejudice, hard heart, comfort, I-Thou, I-It, compassiona on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Acts 16:33
At that hour of the night the jailer took them [Paul and Silas] and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his family were baptized.
When the jailer accepted the word of God that Paul and Silas shared with him, his eyes were opened and with those open eyes came compassion. Paul and Silas [...]
Saved from What?
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged Jesus, faith, trust, Paul, love, way of Jesus, authenticity, hope, salvation, Silas, jailer, drowning on November 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Acts 16:30
He [the jailer] then brought them [Paul & Silas] out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Paul, Silas, and the other prisoners could have escaped when the “earthquake” came, their prison doors opened, and their chains came loose. The jailer was about to commit suicide when Paul called out to [...]
Go to the River and Pray
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged Children of Zion Village, corporate prayer, COZV, Ezekiel, Paul, Philippi, place of prayer, prayer, river of life, Silas, Susquehanna River, Zambezi on November 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Acts 16:13a
On the Sabbath we [Paul and Silas] went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer.
Philippi was a Roman colony and apparently had no synagogue. So, knowing this, Paul and Silas headed outside the city to seek out another possible prayer place where people would [...]
Keeping My Heart Open
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged heart, trust, Counselor, Paul, healing, way of Jesus, fear, change, hope, open heart, open my heart, open my eyes, stronghold, Lydia on November 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Acts 16:14b
… The Lord opened her [Lydia] heart to respond to Paul’s message.
Revelation… truth… understanding… none of these can happen without an open heart and it is God who makes this happen. It’s not that we can’t open our own hearts, we can. Unfortunately, we usually don’t realize how closed off we really are. We [...]
For Appearances’ Sake
Posted in Ordinary Time, tagged circumcision, fear, Maple Street, Paul, persecution, Timothy, Twilight Zone, way of Jesus on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Acts 16:3a
Paul wanted to take him [Timothy] along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area…
Well, this certainly took me off guard. First, all those promises of freedom for the gentiles who were coming into the faith (including release from having to get circumcised), then, that [...]
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