Tuesday – Study It – Pioneers and Philosophers

Tuesday – Study It – Pioneers and Philosophers

Sometimes people who think they know everything suddenly realize they still have something to learn, and even make some embarrassing mistakes.  This happened with Paul, one of the early Christian leaders and communicators, arrived in Athens, the hotbed of Greek philosophy. [16] Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within […]

Monday – A New Idea – Pioneers and Philosophers

Monday – A New Idea – Pioneers and Philosophers

Many years ago, a friend of mine gave me a book to read named Sophie’s World.  It was a novel, but one where the protagonist visited different parts of the world, and met different philosophers and deep thinkers in history. I discovered a fascinating world with different ways of thinking about life’s big questions.  Perhaps […]

Group Study Guide – Pioneers and Philosophers

Group Study Guide – Pioneers and Philosophers

Are you meeting regularly with a discussion group? If you meet just once a week, you can find all of this week’s discussion questions in one place right here. Question: Who have you ever wrongly considered someone less intelligent?  How did they surprise you, and what did you learn?  [16] Now while Paul was waiting for […]

Friday – Reflect – Pioneers and Politics

Friday – Reflect – Pioneers and Politics

We pray and reflect about our challenge topic this week. Meeting with a Group?  Your discussion questions are in this week’s Group Study Guide [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink]

Thursday – Act On It – Pioneers and Politics

Thursday – Act On It – Pioneers and Politics

This week we’re reading three short stories from the Book of Acts in the Bible, that show different people with different interests encountering the Christian message. This is the third and final story of Christians encountering politics as they tried to do good.  We’ve seen a wealthy person welcome the message, influential people who push […]

Wednesday – Change It – Pioneers and Politics

Wednesday – Change It – Pioneers and Politics

This week we’ll read three short stories from the Book of Acts in the Bible, that show different people with different interests encountering the Christian message. Yesterday, we read about a wealthy woman who welcomed the Christians who came to her town.  She wasn’t above listening to the Christian story, or being baptized, and put […]

Tuesday – Study It – Pioneers and Politics

Tuesday – Study It – Pioneers and Politics

This week we’ll read three short stories from the Book of Acts in the Bible, that show different people with different interests encountering the Christian message.  Here’s the first, and remember this is written by Luke, since he mentions himself in the first person: So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to […]

Monday – A New Idea – Pioneers and Politics

Monday – A New Idea – Pioneers and Politics

When I was in university, I was a part of the first aid team, and eventually became its director.  Our team responded to ambulance calls on campus, and worked special events.  We had earned the university’s trust over the years, and although we had oversight from about three different groups, for the most part we […]

Group Study Guide – Pioneers and Politics

Group Study Guide – Pioneers and Politics

Are you meeting regularly with a discussion group? If you meet just once a week, you can find all of this week’s discussion questions in one place right here. Question: What good things have you tried to do, but found they were mired in special interests and politics? So, setting sail from Troas, we made a […]

Friday – Reflect – Pioneers and Prerequisites

Friday – Reflect – Pioneers and Prerequisites

We pray and reflect about our challenge topic this week. Meeting with a Group?  Your discussion questions are in this week’s Group Study Guide [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink]

Thursday – Act On It – Pioneers And Prerequisites

Thursday – Act On It – Pioneers And Prerequisites

We’ve been exploring a story this week where the early Christians debated whether new Christians from non-Jewish backgrounds needed to first be circumcised, a sign of becoming Jewish, on their way to becoming Christians. They brought together some key leaders in one place, and decided no.  God’s Spirit had moved the same way in both […]

Wednesday – Change It – Pioneers And Prerequisites

Wednesday – Change It – Pioneers And Prerequisites

This week we’ve been studying the debate in the book of Acts over whether new Christians needed to become Jewish first, marked by having their males circumcised, or if they could simply become Christians. The Christian leaders who’d been caring for each group, the Jewish Christians and the non-Jewish Christians, came together and decided that […]

Tuesday – Study It – Pioneers And Prerequisites

Tuesday – Study It – Pioneers And Prerequisites

Already in the Book of Acts, we’ve seen tensions between Christians arise because of their different backgrounds.  Some were Jews who became convinced Jesus was the Messiah, and were still following the same Jewish laws and customs that didn’t directly contradict their belief in Jesus.  Others were Gentiles, non-Jews, who came to believe in the […]

Monday – A New Idea – Pioneers And Prerequisites

Monday – A New Idea – Pioneers And Prerequisites

Many years ago, I was a volunteer paramedic.  I served on an island, not far from a major city, but because it was an island with no bridge, only a ferry, it was considered remote.  Because it was remote, we were able to perform the exact same functions as a Level 1 Paramedic anywhere else.  […]

Group Study Guide – Pioneers and Prerequisites

Group Study Guide – Pioneers and Prerequisites

Are you meeting regularly with a discussion group? If you meet just once a week, you can find all of this week’s discussion questions in one place right here. Question: When have you been told to stop doing something because you didn’t have the right prerequisites, training or title?               […]