Thought for May 14th. “INCREASING IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD”
Today's readings.. (Deuteronomy 31), (Isaiah 3,4), (Colossians 1) Is your knowledge of God increasing? We live in a world in which all kinds of knowledge multiplies as never before – human cleverness appears to know
Thought for May 13th. “PROCLAIMING THE KINGDOM”
Today's readings.. (Deuteronomy 30), (Isaiah 2), (Acts 280 We complete reading ACTS today: the last 2 verses show us us that Paul was in Rome for “two whole years … and welcomed all who came
Thought for May 12th. “TO WHOM I BELONG”
Today's readings.. (Deuteronomy 29), (Isaiah 1), (Acts 27) Today we read the dramatic account of Paul’s experience of shipwreck on the way to Rome. It is a first person account as Luke, the author of
Thought for May 11th. “THIS HAS NOT BEEN DONE IN A CORNER”
Today's readings.. (Deuteronomy 28), (Song of Solomon 8), (Acts 25,26) Things done in a corner are concealed from general knowledge. It seems evident that Luke, the writer of the book of ACTS was with Paul
Thought for May 10th. “AS HE REASONED ABOUT …”
Today's readings.. (Deuteronomy 27), (Song of Solomon 7), (Acts 23,24) What do we/you reason about? This question is prompted by verses in today’s 24th chapter of Acts. The arrest of Paul which had been predicted
Thought for May 9th. “YOU HAVE DECLARED …. THE LORD HAS DECLARED”
Today's readings.. (Deuteronomy 26), (Song of Solomon 6), (Acts 21,22) Moses’ final message to the emerging nation of Israel is now approaching its’ climax. Today’s chapter 26 in Deuteronomy contains two statements that arrested our
Thought for May 8th. “THE WHOLE COUNCIL OF GOD”
Today's readings.. (Deuteronomy 25), (Song of Solomon 5), (Acts 20) Our chapter in Acts (20) emphasizes the total dedication of Paul to complete the mission Jesus gave him. He declares to the Ephesian elders who
Thought for May 7th. “YOUR BLOOD BE ON YOUR OWN HEADS”
Today's readings.. (Deuteronomy 24), (Song of Solomon 4), (Acts 18,19) The Apostle Paul frequently encountered conflict as he travelled to different communities preaching the message of the cross. At each place he started by preaching
Thought for May 6th. “DRAMA AT ATHENS”
Today's readings.. (Deuteronomy 23), (Song of Solomon 3), (Acts 16,17) One of the better known stories in the Bible is when Paul was in Athens and confronted the idol worshippers. He gave a challenging speech