The first real controversy for the early church arose in Antioch, and it resulted in a dispute so significant that it had to be taken...

At the end of Acts 14 , Paul is brutally stoned and left for dead after a group of non-believing Jewish leaders turn a crowd against him...

In ancient Greek mythology, Zeus was the powerful king of the Greek Gods who could both wield and throw lightning bolts.  His chief...

Jealousy is not necessarily a sin, but when it is one, it's a perniciously damnable one!  This is why Paul strongly associates it with...

In Acts 13 , Paul takes an opportunity to recount for the leaders and the people in a synagogue in Antioch of Pisidia the story of how...

Among other genres, the Bible is clearly  a work of prophecy, a work of theology, and a work of history. Most serious Christians are...

A paradigm shift occurs when there is a profound change in the underlying assumptions about the world.  For instance, a paradigm shift...

Pride and an arrogant spirit precede personal destruction. It is far better to live humbly with the poor than to divide stolen wealth...

In the early days of the church, followers of Christ referred to themselves with many different labels. Among other things, they were...