These chapters remind me of Frank Sinatra's "I did it my way". That's not a good thing.

Continuing the 1st missionary journey, from Antioch to Lydia - literally for Paul, just a stone's throw away.

Samson was certainly an example of what not to do, but God used him in the end and he is among those listed in Hebrews 11 as a man of faith. That's GRACE.

Here's Paul's 1st recorded sermon. Wow!

Have you ever thought God made a mistake choosing Sampson? Did he make a mistake choosing us?

They were called, they were sent, they were opposed, they were rewarded. Here I am, Lord. Send me!

We should all know the answer to these two questions: Why did He become like one of us? Who is like Him?

Jephthah and 5 other judges that are only briefly mentioned are the focus in this glimpse into Israel's past.

Learn the connection between persecution, prayer and the sovereignty of God. It might be needed in the days ahead.

How far will mankind go when God is rejected by them? This chapter gives an answer. It's a sad reality of depravity of the lowest kind that's pictured here. Hmm, aren't we seeing the same things in our world today?