Money. It often gets ahold of us. Or, perhaps, better put: we often get ahold of it . . . and then refuse to let it go. But these early Christians, to our surprise, they are wildly generous. They have no problem releasing their wealth for the...

Prayer can often be confusing. We don’t know how to do it or even where to start. This is especially the case when we’ve run on hard times. But these early Christians can show us the way! We can summarize their prayer here with the acronym A-S-K...

Peter and John don’t buckle under opposition and adversity. They would rather please God than men. But how is such a Christian made? Where does this kind of “boldness” come from? And how can we grow in the same?

We as the church (i.e. Christians) are called to faithful obedience by being faithfully present -- despite significant inconvenience(s) -- as faithful witness of God's glory!

The Christian life is a continual renewed commitment to Jesus, which flows from a conviction and confession of who He is.

Christians make exclusive truth claims when it comes to Jesus and the way of salvation. But this exclusivity that’s baked into the Christian faith should in no way make us arrogant or oppressive towards those outside. Quite the opposite. It makes...

When we’re living against the grain of the universe and out of alignment with God’s world, we will inevitably keep butting up against evidence and experiences that don’t fit within our paradigm or worldview.  We’ll continue to be confronted by...

To love God and neighbor in the name of Jesus is to throw yourself open to all manner of risk and danger. When you open your heart, or your home, or your hand, or your mouth in love for God and others—you’re going to get hurt, you’re going to get...

When we see God for who He truly is, we will not only feel conviction for our sins, but also be freed to confess our sins.

Peter uses the miracle of this lame man healed in the name of Jesus as a launchpad to preach the good news of Jesus. The miracle and the message always go together. Jesus can heal the body, but he’s coming after the heart and soul!