Bible stories about Joppa have an interesting thread. In the Old Testament, Jonah caught a ship in Joppa running from God’s mission for him–to preach to the Assyrians, non-Jews, who were admittedly barbaric enemies of his people. In today’s story, Peter is called to Joppa, where Dorcas, a Greek (non-Jewish) follower of Jesus, had died.
How often do we return to what’s familiar when life grows uncertain?
Life has a way of handing us both breathtaking highs and heartbreaking lows.
We often think that change comes gradually—but in Acts 9, Saul’s transformation begins suddenly.
Thomas often gets a bad reputation—dubbed “Doubting Thomas” for his reluctance to believe without physical proof. But let’s not rush past the honesty of his condition.
The disciples were behind locked doors, gripped by fear and uncertainty.
During the COVID lockdown when the church was closed, my wife and I, along with a couple of friends, began a meeting every night on a Zoom call to do discipleship together by reading scripture or a devotional and praying as a group.
One of the parts of my job is to keep up with changing trends in technology.
You have probably heard of Rep. John Lewis. He was a Congressman from Georgia who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987 until his death in 2000.
This part of the Gospels, where Jesus is risen and appears to his friends and family, is one of the parts of the Bible that I wrestle with the most.