In Acts 26 we encounter the apostle Paul as a prisoner on trial for his preaching: “King Agrippa,” Paul asked, “do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.” And Agrippa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to be a Christian!” And Paul said, “I would to God that not only you but also all who […]
Category: Our Daily Dread
Our Daily Dread: Dominion Be Damned
Continuing my series of “disruptive devotionals” (which I would love to turn into a book), consider this passage — after referring to the Old Testament’s so-called “dominion mandate,” the writer says: Now in putting everything in subjection to man, God left nothing outside his control. But at present, we do not yet see everything in subjection […]
Our Daily Dread: Let Go, Let Of God
Continuing my series of “Disruptive Devotionals” designed to question and subvert our standard way of thinking, consider this passage: For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ…. Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it […]