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These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also . . . Acts 17:6 I regularly meet those who know they have a problem with drugs or alcohol. They know they’re causing themselves irreparable harm and they know they’re destroying their relationships. When I suggest radical change though, they often recoil…
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They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now throw us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out. Acts 16:37 It can be easy while reading the New Testament to get the idea that, as Christians, we’re not supposed…
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Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God. Acts 16:34 When I first attempted to find recovery, I was told, by those who had years of sobriety, what it would take to get there. If you’d…
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When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.” Acts 16:27-28 It’s election day, that time when we get the…
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About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them . . . Acts 16:25 Like everyone else, I’m sick and tired of Covid-19. Way back in March, when the NCAA basketball tournament was cancelled, I was annoyed, but now, this virus just refuses to go…
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These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city. They advocate customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or practice. Acts 16:20-21 Addicts can be expert manipulators. Though they’re clearly in the wrong, they’ll somehow turn things around to point out your faults. Unable and unwilling to face their own…
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But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. Acts 16:19 It’s painful to watch someone travel down a road of evil and self-destruction. Particularly when that someone struggles in a way I don’t understand, I just shake…
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As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. Acts 16:16 Generally, I write about my own life struggles, sticking to the things I know – like addiction. If I don’t have any experience…
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The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. Acts 16:14 Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with an alcoholic in treatment who got there by way of intervention. He acknowledged that he would have simply kept on drinking, knowing that it was destroying him, because he was addicted.…
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And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. Acts 16:13 People will always tell us about what’s important to them – whether we’re interested or not. We all…
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