Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.” John 20:21-23 Why exactly I chose to have these three verses …
Having started exploring Acts again at church recently, I’m reminded of the many ironies in the book. The most noticeable irony being that the representation of those inside the church and those outside the church are not as we might expect. Take for instance, early in Acts when the apostles miraculously heal a lame man. …
I like reading missionary biographies. They show you patterns of the ways in which God works in the lives of those who serve Him. However, I’ve noticed some other patterns in their lives as well – the sticky black ink fingerprints of Satan’s meddling. As the old piece of wise advice goes: “Satan only bothers …
I continually find it fascinating in our supposedly highly feminist world, that no matter what context they are operating within, the parameters and expectations of what women as supposed to be like, are forever ‘boxed in’. It appears frequently that they are judged on all manner of things for which men would never be judged. …