If you’ve donated to a nonprofit organization within the past few years, you’ve likely got an inbox full of donation requests for what some consider to be a “made-up holiday.” The good news is that the narrative around this “new” non-holiday has finally started to turn, and people are seeing it for what it really…
Bible Review: The Tony Evans Study Bible
Do we seriously need ANOTHER study Bible? Isn’t the market saturated? What makes this study Bible different than others currently on the market?
Acts 17:16-21 ~ Allusions at the Areopagus
This week we put on our thinking caps and dove into classical Greek drama and philosophy. We discussed the final play from the Oresteia by Aeschylus: Eumenides. The play explores the mythological founding of the Aeropagus council by Athena, the patron goddess of Athens, as well as instituting the worship of new goddesses: the Eumenides…
Acts 17:10-15 ~ Off the Beaten Track
This week, we discussed Paul’s time in Beroea (modern day Veria), Macedonia, Greece. We observed how this particular location was double the distance of his previous two trips and well off the Egnatian Way. Was he trying to lose his pursuers? Maybe. But he found a community that not only welcomed him, they were open…
Acts 17:1-9 ~ “Was It Something I Said?”
This week we tracked Paul, Silas, and Timothy as they traveled from Philippi to Thessalonica. We went on a brief rabbit trail to explore the Kasta Tomb in Amphipolis—the largest tomb discovered in Greece (to date). Be sure to check out the websites in the “Additional Resources” section below. Since Luke (surprisingly) doesn’t specifically record…
Galatians ~ Overview, Pt. 2
In this lesson, guest teacher Craig Bondy continues his overview of the book of Galatians. Arguably the earliest of Paul’s writings, this letter is filled with familiar themes including freedom in Christ and the fruits of the Spirit. >> Click to read this week’s passages in KJV, CSB, ESV, NIV: Galatians 1 << Galatians ~ Overview Pt….