Last week’s lesson was full! Five chapters plus many demonstrations of the Holy Spirit’s power through the disciples made for lots of exciting reading in the book of Acts. “Power” is the theme of chapters 3 through 7: Power for opposition
In Acts 2, Jesus’ followers finally experience the Holy Spirit’s much-anticipated arrival. I’m sure they had no idea how the Spirit would arrive and indwell them. So God provided several signs of the Holy Spirit’s arrival, including an audible sound like the
The book of Acts begins with the first 50 days after Jesus’ resurrection. He appears to His disciples many times over the course of 40 days and gives them instructions about the coming Holy Spirit. Then Jesus ascends to heaven in front of
Last night was the first meeting night for BSF this year. The first night includes a lot of fellowship and getting reacquainted, and the first lesson will be completed for discussion next week. Last night’s lecture was an introduction to what we’ll study
For the past eight years, I’ve enjoyed a yearlong, in-depth Bible study with an international group called Bible Study Fellowship (BSF). Each week consists of a personal study, a small group where we discuss our discoveries during the personal study,
When I found out earlier this year that Indiana University (Chris’ favorite team since birth) would take on Ball State University (my alma mater) at a football game at Lucas Oil Stadium, I quickly asked Chris if we could go. It didn’t
A few weeks ago after Chris cleared some overgrowth from the backyard, he noticed some flowers coming up. I don’t think they ever bloomed before, so apparently removing weeds and dead plants helped these flowers come back to life. We
A few weeks ago after Chris cleared some overgrowth from the backyard, he noticed some flowers coming up. I don’t think they ever bloomed before, so apparently removing weeds and dead plants helped these flowers come back to life. We
Today Chris and I celebrate another 10-year anniversary: our first date. I wrote about the occasion last year, and Chris shared his thoughts in 2009. So I won’t bore you with the details again. I still can’t believe how much our relationship has
Yesterday Avery and I spent the day at the state fair with my parents and my sister. Besides the food, the main reason we go to the fair is to see the animals. But as we walked by the midway,