Our faith has set us free to be our true selves as beloved children of God

Paul spells out how faith in God, as offered to us in Jesus, gives us “the grace in which we now stand”.

Peace is Jesus’ parting gift to those who follow His way of love.

“Now you’ve stopped preaching and started meddling.”

Lydia is also important as an illustration of the fact that, in many of the early Christian communities of the first century, women held significant leadership roles.

“What God has made clean, you must nor call profane.”

He knelt in prayer near the body and then said, “Tabitha, get up.” It’s hard to know who was more surprised:  the crowds (when they saw Dorcas was alive again), … Peter, … or Tabitha herself.

Despite his natural misgivings (Saul’s reputation had preceded his arrival in Damascus.), Ananias was able to provide that crucial nurture for Saul.