The openness of our heart will dictate the openness of our hands. Our interruptibility will influence our willingness to notice, listen, serve, and participate in God’s ongoing work in the world. In this episode I share about a terrible car wreck and angels in a Tahoe, busyness and missing the things that matter.
Today we are in Acts chapter 10, in the city of Caesarea. But to fully appreciate it, we have to go back and visit Joppa a little. Here’s our text, from Acts 10 verses 1 – 48. In Caesarea there lived a Roman army officer named Cornelius, who was a captain of the Italian Regiment….
Sure, Jesus said that the Good News was going out to the ends of the earth–that this was a message for everyone. But did he really mean it? Did he *actually* mean everyone is included? Yes. Yes he did. In this episode we take a ride in a royal chariot to learn God’s unconditional acceptance and embrace of everyone.
After Stephen’s famous speech, what happens? Luke takes us on a scenic journey full of echoes back to God’s work through Jesus, fulfillments of prophecies spoken through the ancestors, and reversals of our expectations. Where do we find ourselves in this story, and how might we respond?
Friends, we are living in a truly remarkable time. Never before has the future been so uncertain. And what better time to be dwelling in the book of Acts. May we find ourselves in these stories as together we figure out how to move forward.
