<p>Stephen is definitely stoking a fire. Talking about rebellion among the people, he now turns to the Jewish leaders and says, "you did this too, to Jesus." They respond with violence, the opposite of the message of Jesus. As Martin Luther King said, "The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy."</p>

Stephen is definitely stoking a fire. Talking about rebellion among the people, he now turns to the Jewish leaders and says, "you did this too, to Jesus." They respond with violence, the opposite of the message of Jesus. As Martin Luther King said, "The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy."

May 31: Psalms 79 and 82, Ezekiel 5, and Acts 7:35-8:3

A Psalm (or part of one), an Old Testament Reading, and a New Testament reading each day. Start with the Apostles' Creed, end with the Lord's Prayer. Current readings are from the New International Version. Through 2021, scriptures were read from the New Living Translation.

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May 31: Psalms 79 and 82, Ezekiel 5, and Acts 7:35-8:3

May 31: Psalms 79 and 82, Ezekiel 5, and Acts 7:35-8:3