Finally! We've journeyed with Paul across the Empire and all the way to Rome, anticipating sharing the Gospel of Jesus with the Roman Emperor himself (or so Paul hopes). And just as Paul arrives in the capital,  Luke's two-volume story of Jesus and his Church comes to an abrupt end. What does Luke want to us to with it? Our mission as Christians is to be bold witnesses, and Luke wants us to see what that means in three ways: bold witnesses find their hope in Jesus, face rejection and forge ahead. Creighton Friedrich, 19 May 2024 (Pentecost Sunday)