Tag: mark
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A Parting of Mission in Perga
Acts of the Apostles 13: The first missionary journey of Paul seemed to get off to an amazing start. Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and recounted to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had talked to him, and how at Damascus he had spoken…
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Opposed to the Gospel at the Gate: Bar-Jesus
Bar-Jesus is another name for a Jewish influencer on Cypress: Elymas the magician. Acts 13: When they arrived at Cypress Cypress is Greek, NOT Roman (And certainly not Jewish) What the tourist visiting Cypress should know: Cyprus was allowed a large amount of autonomy remaining mainly Greek in culture while adopting and adapting Roman customs. No…
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Stand fast therefore in the liberty
It’s Memorial Day (celebrated holiday in the not-so-united States). Flags for freedom flown for feasting leaders of the free world or drawn to half staff for some politically offensive act of violence by an ungodly man. Hardly a memorial to any who have died for the freedom of any man or woman who suffers the…
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Friends, Romans, Brothers: Lend me your ears
An angel of the Lord summoned Jews from Joppa and Romans from Caesarea to hear Peter preach the Gospel for all. Acts 10: of Peter and the Romans in Caesarea In case you missed it, Peter’s Roman Centurion host has just bowed down to him when the Apostle approached the group of believers at his…
