Tag: acts
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Place Matters
Acts 18:24-28 – 8/7/2026 Now there came to Ephesus a Jew named Apollos from Alexandria. He was an eloquent man, well-versed in the scriptures. Acts 18:24 (NRSVue) The opening verse from today’s New Testament reading reminded me of something I re-learned recently. Alexandria was the center of the Mediterranean world, the Greek-speaking world, for almost…
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Idolatry and Freedom
Acts 7:35-43 – 6/12/2026 They made a calf, offered a sacrifice to the idol, and reveled in the works of their hands. Acts 7:41 (NRSVue) A god is what you trust. Idolatry, at the must fundamental level, is trusting in and “reveling” in one’s own work, one’s own ability, one’s own creation. Idolatry in its…
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A Cure Not a Miracle
Acts 28:1-10 – 6/5/2026 It so happened that the father of Publius lay sick in bed with fever and dysentery. Paul visited him and cured him by praying and putting his hands on him. After this happened, the rest of the people on the island [of Malta] who had diseases also came and were cured.…
Dionysus on a Bike 