Acts 22:30-23:35 Now the son of Paul’s sister heard of their ambush… (v. 16a) Just five verses earlier we have the Lord speaking to Paul and telling him not to worry, that He had things under control. So He makes things happen in His own unique way. Paul was from Tarsus; did Paul’s sister live …
Monthly Archives: October 2021
October 10 / Acts 22:1-29
Acts 22:1-29 Carol and I are on the road, heading home, and me with a (physically) broken laptop, so no posting today, only my comments from last year imbedded below. Blessings! See also: July 19 / Acts 22:1-21; July 20 / Acts 22:22-30
October 9 / Acts 21:27-40
Acts 21:27-40 Following on John’s comment from yesterday (the parallel between Agabus’ prophecy as to Paul’s danger and Jesus’ prophecy as to His own crucifixion), today I’m thinking of another parallel between Acts and the Gospels: Then all the city was stirred up, and the people ran together. (v. 30a) Here is one of the …
October 8 / Acts 21:1-26
Acts 21:1-26 Agabus, the prophet in today’s reading who prophesied about Paul’s arrest in Jerusalem (Acts 21:10-11) – if that name seems familiar to you, we’ve seen him before, back in chapter 11: Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by …
October 7 / Acts 20:17-38
Acts 20:17-38 I comment in the link below on verse 35: …by working hard…we must help the weak… Carol pointed out to me that the pandemic has done for lower income workers what legislation has never done – to raise their wages. Jessamine County is looking for bus drivers – $16.64 per hour, four hours …
October 6 / Acts 20:1-16
Acts 20:1-16 And a young man named Eutychus … fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. But Paul went down and bent over him, and taking him in his arms, said, “Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him.” (vv. 9-10) You may recall that Peter had raised Tabitha …
October 5 / Romans 16:1-27
Romans 16:1-27 It takes a bit of reading and some helpful Study Bible hints to understand that in Romans 16:3-15 Paul is sending greetings to a number of Christians who are (presumably) living in Rome. Then in Romans 16:21-23 he sends greetings to the Romans from people who are with him, presumably in Corinth. From …
October 4 / Romans 15:1-33
Romans 15:1-33 Paul mentions the Gentiles five times in Old Testament scripture verses (vv. 9, 10, 11, 12). But in reality, the word that he uses for Gentiles is translated “nations” in these OT writings, and my sense is that the OT use of “nations” has a very global perspective. I don’t suppose that there …
October 3 / Romans 14:1-23
Romans 14:1-23 Again, as with yesterday and the day before, an item for today: For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. (v. 7) I’m going to express an opinion here, my own observation on vaccinations. To me it’s a public health issue more than an individual decision. For …
October 2 / Romans 13:1-14
Romans 13:1-14 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. (v. 2) I posted last year (see the first link below) about the then-upcoming Presidential election (November 2020) and how one side would be deeply troubled and the other side joyfully elated. But I suspected back …