What a challenging Scripture! This portion of Hebrews emphasizes that Jesus is superior to mankind. These verses also warn against hardening our hearts by disobeying God, just like the Israelites did while wandering in the desert (Numbers 13-14). My favorite
For the next few weeks, we’ll be in Hebrews. Although we don’t know the author of Hebrews, we do know that this book was written to Jewish believers during the last 10 years of the time mentioned in Acts. Often Hebrews is
The great influx of Gentile believers was causing some rifts in the new church. Most notably, some Jewish Christians wanted the Gentile Christians to follow the Jewish laws and customs, including be circumcised. But Paul and Barnabas told these men that
For Paul and Barnabas, the city of Derbe brought rest and comfort. While traveling, healing people and sharing the gospel, these brave men faced many trials. They were threatened with death in Iconium (Acts 14:1-7). And Paul was brutally stoned in Lystra
Halloween was a lot of fun this year, even though we won’t go trick-or-treating tonight. Instead Avery and Mommaw Clark are going to pass out candy to the trick-or-treaters. As you can see, Avery dressed up as Dorothy from The
Chapter 13 is the turning point in the book of Acts. Until now, the focus has been on Peter taking the gospel to the Jews, and Jerusalem has been the center of the new church. In chapter 13, the focus now moves to Paul
Prayer. OK, God. I get it. In just six weeks of BSF, God has really showed me the value of prayer, the results of prayer and why prayer is important to Him. This week was no exception. While Peter was in prison,
Last week was Mommaw Clark’s birthday. To celebrate, she requested a visit to Kelsay Farms. We were happy to oblige! We’d never been to this farm before but had heard good things about it. After our visit, we highly recommend
Until reading Acts 8:1-9:30 this week, I never realized what a great example Philip is to us. Not only was he passionate about evangelism, he also was aware of God’s plan, was sensitive to God’s leading and was obedient to
A few weeks ago, Chris had a great idea to start a new family tradition: having family picnic dinners on the living room floor and watching a movie together. Last night was our second installment. We enjoyed pizza and bread