Outside of Jesus, there is no person more central to Christianity than Paul. Apostle, missionary, and former persecutor of the faith, Paul brought the Gospel of Jesus Christ to Gentiles…
“More than ever, believers were added to the Lord, great numbers of both men and women.” [Acts 5:14]. Luke’s words seem to imply everything was easy in those early days;…
In the early church, Easter was celebrated every week—so much had changed with Christ’s resurrection that Sunday, the first day of the week, became the new Sabbath. “Christ is risen.…
In the early church, Easter was celebrated every week—so much had changed with Christ’s resurrection that Sunday, the first day of the week, became the new Sabbath. “Christ is risen.…
The focus of all history, people of every tribe and race, is on a solitary hill outside of Jerusalem where the Son of God is nailed to a cross. As…
Those Pharisees! The very word conjures up images of hypocritical, narrow-minded puffed-up religious losers. But in New Testament times being a Pharisee was a badge of honor. They went out…
An essential core of Jesus’ teaching was his use of parable. Mark tells us, “With many parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.…
“The people were astounded at his teaching, for he taught as one with great authority, and not as the scribes” [Mark 1:22]. Jesus healed, cleansed, exorcised, and preached with power…
What did Jesus teach? He was all about saying “No!” to the causes and effects of sin and a superficial religion that is prideful. But he was also about saying…
“When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman…” In a small, out of the way town, a baby is born, and laid in…