Everyone has to grow up eventually. Babies grow into mature adults. New converts grow into mature disciples. And new churches grow up into base communities that become a source mission…
Preaching the gospel is a radical mission. These pioneers – Paul and Barnabas – experienced incredible highs and severe challenges. People sometimes want to worship them as gods, and other…
Every chapter in the book of Acts is full of radical adventures as the disciples of Jesus become a community of people called the Church. The story follows the lives…
The story of Peter entering the house of Cornelius is a watershed moment in the history of the church. It is a radical mind shift from the separation between Jews…
Saul’s conversion is a dramatic story, which reveals how God is working even when things look very bleak. At the start of chapter 9, Saul is an enemy of the…
The wall is complete and the whole project took less than 6 months. Even the surrounding nations know that this could only be the result of God’s powerful hand at…
In Nehemiah chapter 5, the work on the wall is progressing well, but the community of Jerusalem is beginning to fall apart. On the outside things are looking great, but…
Nehemiah chapter 4 is all about opposition to rebuilding and the tactics the enemy uses to distract us from our task. Fortunately, Nehemiah and his workers did not fall prey…
Repairing the walls of Jerusalem was never going to be a one-person job. Nehemiah would need all the residents of the city and even beyond to help him to get…
Nehemiah chapter one ends with prayer and chapter two starts in the same place. There are things that Nehemiah needs to happen that are totally beyond his reach. He needs…