Rev. Jim Gillis shares a message about the mob execution of Stephen in Acts 8.
A history of mutual distrust & dislike existed between Jews & the half-blood Samaritans. It went back a ways & was often nasty. So what does it mean that Philip…
In the earliest church a complain arose, calling for more leadership. The word for "deacon," which has a broad meaning, was used both for the ministry "of the Word" that…
The immediate hostility toward the early Church leads them to quote the psalmist in asking "Why do the nations (peoples) rage?" What is the right response to the rage of…
For speaking in public a the temple, Peter & John are arrested & hauled to jail. When given the chance to speak to all of the leading authorities, Peter says…