There arose no little dissension and debate

Now that is an understatement! The question of how to integrate Gentile converts into the almost exclusively Jewish Church was probably the most hotly debated issue the first disciples faced.  When some Jewish believers from Judea came to Antioch teaching that...

Do not let your hearts be troubled

Do not let your heart be troubled “Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow.”  So go Romeo’s famous lines to Juliet in Shakespeare’s play.  It is one of the most memorable farewell scenes in Western literature, made all the more...

What happened that you will reveal yourself to us

What happened that you will reveal yourself to us and not to the world? Why did Jesus spend so much time focusing on his closest disciples?  Would not it have been more efficient for him to reveal himself to “the world” in a big way?  He could have...

Do not let your hearts be troubled

Trust me There is no way anyone in the upper room was more troubled than Jesus.  In just a few hours, he was going to be beaten, crowned with thorns, and crucified, and he knew it was going to happen.  Still, he took the time to encourage his apostles.  I may be...

Show us the Father

Show us the Father, and that will be enough for us. No matter who you are or where you come from, one thing is true about you, you long to see and know your heavenly Father.  It is a deep craving, so deep, in fact, that some of us do not even know it is there.  But...

We ourselves are proclaiming this good news to you

Proclaiming the Good News Do you recognize this story?  Most likely, you do.  In these few verses, through his account of Saint Paul’s preaching, Luke has penned the heart of the gospel message.  He managed to cram years of Jesus’ ministry into a few short...

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