Posts from February 2016
Sharing the Gospel and Our Sriracha (or The Priority of Christian Hospitality)
Sriracha makes everything better. That green capped bottle should be a fixture at every meal, whether it be breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even dessert. If you’re between meals, let’s set aside that spicy-sweet cocktail for a minute to consider something even more important–hospitality. I realize that very few things show hospitality better than sharing your bottle of Sriracha, but–crazy as it is–Sriracha doesn’t suit everyone’s palate. So, for the Christian, Sriracha is optional while hospitality is not. Our practice of Christian hospitality is an indicator of…
Overcoming Hesitation: Your Mission, Should You Accept
What I find interesting about Saul’s conversion experience is that Luke spends almost as much time writing about Ananias (Acts 9:10-17) as he does Saul (Acts 9:1-9, 18-19). Ananias had an important role to play as the agent through whom God healed and commissioned Saul. But Ananias hesitated to accept that role (Acts 9:13-14). Of course, no one can really blame him for questioning the sincerity of Saul’s conversion. He had a reputation for being ruthless as he himself would…
The Radical Impact of Saul’s Conversion Experience
The conversion experience of Saul of Tarsus was as significant as it was shocking. Derek Thomas suggests that the spiritual transformation of Saul “ranks among the most significant events in world history.”1 Paul’s missionary journeys took the gospel beyond the regions of Judea and Samaria, to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8). The letters of the Apostle Paul account for nearly a quarter of the New Testament. Only Luke wrote more than Paul.2The man who sparked a great persecution (Acts…