Daily Thoughts From God's Word

Paul has been arrested at the temple, and he is allowed to speak to the people.  He told about his own training in the Jewish law and his...

“And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were...

Of Paul's ministry, Luke writes:  “So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily” (16:5).  That's a...

The Jerusalem Council is so real world.  Luke tells us the unvarnished truth of what is going on in the early churches.  There’s a...

Thrown into prison by Herod, miraculously freed by God, and returned to the disciples, Peter “described to them how the Lord had brought...

Peter and Cornelius.  This story is full of so many lessons:  God’s salvation is for the whole world, not just for Jews; the gospel is...

“And the high priest said, '’re these things so?’  And Stephen said . . .” (7:1).  Stephen stood up.  He spoke.  And how he spoke! ...

The man at the temple healed by Peter and John.  “And all the people saw him walking and praising God . . . And they were filled with...

As Jesus ascended to heaven, and the disciples looked into heaven, two men in white robes stood beside them and asked, “Men of Galilee,...

Jesus’ high priestly prayer in John 17.  Jesus, the Son of God, prayed for us!  “Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have...

“. . . when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he...

“. . . the Jews were seeking to kill him” (7:1).  Yes, but they could do nothing to Jesus unless he let them!  Later, Jesus explained, “I...

The healing at the pool of Bethesda.  Back in 1999, my son, Paul, and I stood there at that pool.  In Luke’s reporting, there “lay a...

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was in the beginning with God.  All things were made...

As Jesus moves toward Calvary, he pulls no punches with those who oppose him.  He responds to a question about his authority by...