Month: August 2020

We must obey God rather than men. Acts 5:29 I often need to know if I’m tough or brave enough to do a thing. Once, when at a conference where a vendor was promoting Tasers, I asked the sales representative if he would Taser me. I just needed to know how it felt and if…
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We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood upon us. Acts 5:28 Addicts can be professional manipulators. Somehow, they will blame everyone but themselves for their own destructive behavior. Unable to take responsibility, they will make…
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And someone came and told them, “Look! The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.” Acts 5:25 Recently while running some errands, I saw an acquaintance who looked like he might have needed a ride. I almost pulled my truck over, but I was in a terrible…
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But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him, and filled with jealousy they arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison. Acts 5:17 Every winter, my kids and I venture out onto the frozen lake to create snow sculptures. Several winters ago, I heard that another guy and his…
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Now many signs and wonders were regularly done among the people by the hands of the apostles. Acts 5:12 When I got into medical school, I was elated. I then had to figure out how to pay for it though. Already in debt from college, I didn’t have the resources to pay for graduate school.…
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And a great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard of these things. Acts 5:11 Our dog is afraid of a lot of things. He hides from the laundry basket and is terrified of the vacuum cleaner, even when it’s not running. When we’re out for a walk however, crossing the…
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When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. Acts 5:5 Can I use drugs and still go to heaven? The man asking me the question believed in hell and believed that God could save him, but he still had things he wanted to do while on this earth and staying sober wasn’t…
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But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and with his wife’s knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles’ feet. Acts 5:1 While mired in my addiction, I spent a tremendous amount of…
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And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness . . . Acts 4:29 I don’t generally think of myself as struggling with fear. I’d even venture to say I might be brave under certain circumstances, though bravery and stupidity do often look…
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For the man on whom this sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old. Acts 4:22 Recently, I once again had the opportunity to hike in the mountains with my son. As we were hiking, and as I struggled to keep up with him, I looked back to just ten short years…
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