Category: Renewal
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Acts 26:19-32
I believe that God wants us to learn, to explore new ideas, and use our minds. But what are we to do when the things we learn challenge our deeply held beliefs?
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Acts 18:24-28
The early Church seems to have been an incubator for discovering of who God is, how to be a disciple, and the remarkable ways God intends to work in the Church. Isn’t there still more to learn and understand about God? Aren’t we all works in progress?
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Acts 18:1-23
Clearly, the heart of the Roman Saul had been transformed into the Apostle Paul capable of hearing and honoring messages from God. Time and time again, the Bible tells us how God speaks to us when we need it most.
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Acts 16:31-34
Is it time you paused for a sunrise? Is it time you paused to embrace the many facets of God’s presence in your life? Perhaps there is someone to whom you might speak the word of the Lord? Certainly, some extra joy in your day is a welcome proposition.
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Acts 7:51 – 8:3
fuubutsushi. Children, poets, and prophets give life its due attentive diligence, and so see and feel the subtle changing of a season with the first whisper of atmospheric shift. In other words, the neuroplasticity of our poets, prophets, and children empower them to lead the way in discernment of the Holy Spirit, She who is always inviting us into New Life.
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Acts 3:17-26
The invitation is for each of us, for First Church, and for the world…. to experience a refreshing when we repent and embrace the forgiveness and acceptance of God.