Acts 6:9a But he was opposed by some men who were members of the synagogue of the Freedmen Whenever we read the account of Stephen, who is often deemed the first Martyr of the church, we are met with a scene very similar to that of Jesus. A ploy using witnesses to make a case... Continue Reading →
YOU HAVE TO PICK A SIDE
Jesus uses an interesting statement to delineate some clear boundaries in: "whoever is not against us, is for us"( Mark 9:40) There were only two sides: for and against. Likewise, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, good and evil, or life and death (Genesis 8:22, Deuteronomy 30:15) When... Continue Reading →
FIGHTING THE WIND
5/365 FIGHTING THE WIND Mark 6:48a And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. My normal cycle journey is about eight minutes to the train station, but in the presence of a strong head wind, the journey time almost doubles over the same distance. All the versions of... Continue Reading →
WHO CAN BE AGAINST US?
Romans 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? In the early era, any martial artist who declared himself or was touted by other as 'the best' was very likely to be challenged to a duel at some point. There was always a desire... Continue Reading →