Acts
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May 23, Pentecost B (Acts 2:1–21)
Maybe we should see Pentecost as a celebration of land and labor in which the Holy Spirt is made known.
May 13, Ascension (Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-53)
What we see reminds us of what we miss, and vice versa.
May 10, Easter 5 (Acts 7:55–60; Psalm 31:1–5, 15–16)
Are we guilty of throwing stones or of watching coats?
For fear of the Jews? (John 20:19-31; Acts 2:14a, 22-32; Second Sunday of Easter, Year A)
This Sunday is one where some re-education and re-framing might be helpful.
April 12, Easter Day (Acts 10:34–43; Psalm 118:1–2, 14–24; Matthew 28:1–10)
What kind of faith gets you through 25 years in a refugee camp?
God comes and goes (Acts 1:1-11)
This seems to be par for the course.
God comes and goes (Acts 1:1-11)
This seems to be par for the course.
The essential challenge of anti-Judaism in the Bible
Do antisemitic appeals to the Bible always constitute an abuse of scripture? Would that it were so simple.
January 13, Baptism C (Luke 3:15-17, 21-22; Acts 8:14-17)
About that baptism by fire
Unconverted difference (Acts 2:1-21)
The Spirit affirms our differences, speaking in ways that each of us can understand—yet also drawing us together.
Spiritual freedom in concrete form (Acts 1:15-17, 21-26)
In Acts, the gospel takes on organizational structure.
We need a Pentecost
Divisions mark our society—and our churches. What could possibly bring us together?
April 29, Easter 5B (Acts 8:26-40; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8)
We are divided. We do not abide each other well.
Prayer hearts (Acts 1:1–11; Psalm 47)
Will we be a people who wait for the promises of God with open hearts?
A storyteller who respects his audience (Acts 17:22-31)
Paul's approach in Athens is refreshing.
Flesh and bones in an Acts commentary
Willie James Jennings writes about tangible things—bodies, incarceration, healing—with graceful language that’s hard to pin down.
What if you’re not Stephen? (Acts 7:55-60)
When we read biblical narratives, we tend to imagine ourselves as the protagonist.