Your Rescue Isn't For Your Benefit
The beginning of the year means everyone is making resolutions. It’s about quitting doing harmful things as much as it is about starting to do better things. Some people make resolutions to let go of bad relationships or break free from addictions. For many people, all these resolutions come down to escaping a prison (whether mental, emotional or physical). Last night during my study time of Acts, I read a very familiar passage of Peter and the apostles being arrested for pre
What Peter didn't pray (and what it teaches us)
I've been studying a little bit of Acts this week and last night read through the end of chapter four, where Peter and John return from their first incarceration for spreading the Gospel. They immediately go back to their newly formed group of Christians and told them what happened. Then they prayed. They start by recounting what God promised (a Savior who would be killed) and what He delivered (a Savior who was killed) and then they prayed for themselves. As I read that pray
