by Will | Jan 5, 2020 | Scripture Meditations
Acts 28:11-16 (NIV) After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered in the island. It was an Alexandrian ship with the figurehead of the twin gods Castor and Pollux. We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days. From there we set sail and arrived...
by Will | Jan 3, 2020 | Scripture Meditations
Acts 28:7-10 (NIV) There was an estate nearby that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us to his home and for three days entertained us hospitably. His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him...
by Will | Jan 2, 2020 | Scripture Meditations
Acts 28:1-6 (NIV) Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold. Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a...
by Will | Jan 1, 2020 | Scripture Meditations
Acts 27:39-44 (NIV) When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. Cutting loose the anchors, they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that...
by Will | Dec 30, 2019 | Scripture Meditations
Acts 27:33-38 (NIV) Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last fourteen days,” he said, “you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food–you haven’t eaten anything. Now I urge you to take some food. You need...
