I Can’t Explain it!

“What does this mean?” That’s the question. Acts 2:12. The crowd has gathered.They’re confused.A little amazed.Probably a little uncomfortable. Why? Because they’re watching ordinary people do something that ordinary people shouldn’t be able to do. And so they ask: “What does this mean?” Which might be one of the best questions somebody could ever ask […]

What Shall We Die For?

The Power of a Witness There’s a moment near the end of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End that never fails to stir something deep in me. The pirate fleet stands surrounded, outnumbered, and facing certain death. Then Elizabeth Swann steps forward. Amid the storm and chaos, she lifts her voice and calls the weary to […]

Not Activism. Not Pietism. Witnessing.

(Acts 1:6–11) When Jesus was about to ascend into heaven, His disciples still didn’t quite get it. They asked, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” They were thinking about power, politics, and national restoration — in other words, activism.But Jesus gently redirected them. “It’s not for you to know […]