"The gospel is social as well as personal." – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Acts 26:14b, NLT - "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is useless for you to fight against my will." In Acts 26, Paul faces King Herod Agrippa II, Festus (the procurator of Judea), and a host of Roman and Jewish nobility for a trial before he finally defends himself before Caesar's court. Paul … Continue reading Acts 26:14 – “My Way’s Cloudy”
In the prophetic books of the Old Testament, we see many examples of what are termed "call narratives." A call narrative is when God chooses a person to be His mouthpiece, basically, and speak His words and warnings to His people. Not all of the prophets in the Bible have these narratives; however, Samuel, Jeremiah, … Continue reading The “Calling” versus the “Dream Job”
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 This blog post is, like many of my theological insights, completely spontaneous. I was re-reading Jeremiah 29, the passage that my pastor preached on this past Sunday, and I got an additional insight. Unlike most exegeses of Jeremiah 29, this one does not include Jeremiah 29:11, in which the Lord tells … Continue reading Jeremiah 29: Dealing with the Stigma of Exile
Salvation = Soul + Person 