Reading: Acts 25-26, Psalm 131 Today’s reading opens on yet another trial for the apostle Paul. He has been in prison for two years during the rule of the Procurator Felix, but upon the appointment of Porcius Festus he gets another chance to defend himself. Aside from his name sounding
Reading: Acts 23-24, Psalm 130 Following his arrest and detainment by the local authorities in Rome, Paul gets a chance to address the sanhedrin, the same judging body that Jesus stood before during the night before his crucifixion. Paul, who in other times would almost certainly been sitting on such
Reading: Acts 19-20, Psalm 128 Today’s reading contains one of the favorite stories of long winded orators. While it is tempting for me to go deep on the significance of (not) sitting on window sills when listening to lectures, I will refrain in the interests of saying something actually interesting
Reading: Acts 17-18, Psalm 127 Yesterday we left Paul, Silas, and Timothy in Philippi, having survived yet another attempt to have them arrested or put to death. In fact, they may have been there for a while, but Luke is not terribly interested in writing about how Paul and company
Reading: Acts 15-16, Psalm 126 So here we are with Paul and Barnabas, returned from their epic tour of the eastern Roman empire. They were sent, and now they get to come tell the people who sent them about the amazing things that happened to them and through them. The
Reading: Luke 11-12, Psalm 124 We have read over and over that the message of the new people of God really is for everyone, everywhere. Luke’s telling of the story of the early Christians has reemphasized the point over and over. Along with it, he has emphasized the opposition to