If you really want to understand the Book of Acts and the beginning of the Church, it’s helpful to use a timeline of the major events. This article lists the key events of the book, the approximate year they occurred, and the scripture reference where you can read about them.

We don’t know very much about Luke, but his contribution to the Church was significant. He is only mentioned by name 3 times in the New Testament (Col 4:14, 2 Tim 4:11, and Phm 1:24). He was a doctor by trade. In Colossians 4:10-14, Paul referred to him as the “beloved physician.”

Pentecost was one of the 3 major Jewish feasts days established by God in His Old Testament Law for the Jews. In the Old Testament, the day was known as the Feast of Weeks (Ex 34:22) and the Feast of Harvest (Ex 23:16). The Feast was celebrated each year around the time of the grain and wheat harvest.

When was the third hour of the day in the Bible? the sixth hour? the ninth hour? Keeping time in the Bible can be difficult. This article is designed to help you understand the way the ancient Jews and Romans kept time, and how to translate “Bible time” into modern time.

My thoughts were once: “Submit to my husband? No thanks...”

However, I realized I was making that word “submission” more about me and less about God.

But a look at the scriptures reveals that marriage is a picture of the relationship between Christ and the church (Ephesians 5:21-23). And when we downplay submission in marriage, we dull the beautiful reflection of Christ and the church.

Before we became children of God, our list of fears was extensive, and rightfully so! Outside of God's love, everything is to be feared! But when we became a child of God, Jesus redefined our identity and our fears

If you fear God your capacity for fear should be full. He is on your side! He is all that is left to be feared. He is powerfully in control of every factor that surrounds you.

Do we reject the harmony of the physical and spiritual to try to “make it on our own” like all our human friends in their shell of perceived provision? God’s protection is the safest. Yes, it looks peculiar to everyone else. People may laugh and point at you for being different. But when danger comes, you’ll be safe in the provision of the LORD.

Unfortunately, this phenomenon can also show up in the life of a Christian. Have you ever felt like a fake or a fraud? Or afraid of being exposed? Maybe you look at other Christians and you think, “Man she really has this figured out” or “I wish I knew my Bible like him.” Maybe you don’t really know how to study your Bible and you think, “I hope no one finds out…”

I hope this encourages you to examine yourself, make it a point to be at fellowship when the church meets for assembly, not out of duty, but as a desire to see the church flourish in love, spiritual growth and unity. Make it a point to make that phone call of encouragement or send that text. Make it a point to grow in love and develop deeper relationships with the women you call a “sister in Christ.” Weekly fellowship is not enough; early Christians met daily in each other’s homes--they had relationship with one another.

I am reading a book right now called, "Untangling Your Emotions." I found this book intriguing because a lot of times in the church, emotions are either over-emphasized or under-emphasized. And I have found myself wondering, in an emotionally driven world, where is the middle ground for Christian’s? How should we engage with our emotions?